[Does Training Leg Power Have an Effect on Agility?]

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of agility training (training of acceleration, deceleration and quick change of the direction of movement) on athletic power performance. Eighty healthy male college students (age 19±1.1 years; body mass 77.2±7.1 kg; body height 180.1±7.1 cm; body fat percentage 10.8±1.6) participated in this study. The study was a randomized controlled trial. The subjects were assigned randomly to an experimental group (EG; n=40) and control group (CG; n=40). Statistically significant differences were determined within the experimental group both in the initial and in the final measurement (p<.05), whereas significant differences were found between the experimental and the control group in the final measurement (p<.05). Changes in muscle power were assessed through the jumping height in a counter- -movement jump (CMJ). The experimental group significantly (p<.05) improved in the jumping height in CMJ (43.17 vs 44.01 cm), counter-movement jump from the left leg (CMJ1L) (29.66 vs 30.12 cm) and counter- -movement jump from the right leg (CMJ1R) (28.77 vs 29.11 cm). The values achieved by the subjects from the experimental group ranged from low values for the standing long jump (SLJ), to moderate values for the counter-movement jump (CMJ), to high values for the 5m sprint (SP5). To enhance explosive muscle power and dynamic athletic performance, complex agility training can be used. Therefore, in addition to the well known training methods such as resistance training and ply metric training, strength and conditioning professionals may efficiently incorporate agility training into an overall conditioning programme of athletes striving to achieve a high level of explosive leg power and dynamic athletic performance.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION7

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW10

Speed16

Agility16

Active range of motion18

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY20

Testing procedure21

Training procedure24

Statistical analysis25

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS27

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION39

REFERENCES42

Chapter 1: Introduction

For high-level affray effectiveness it is essential to have ample engine natural forces, as well as befitting heart function, greatest oxygen uptake, etc. Their significance varies from games to games because they should correspond to the claims of a granted sport. The most of sports have in their structure distinct alterations of direction. The proficiency that is utilised in such action patterns is called agility. Pauole, Madole, & Lacourse (2000) discovered important associations between presentation in an agility t-test and in 40-yard sprint time in both men and women. In compare, Buttifant, Graham, & Cross (1999), as well as Young, Hawken, & McDonald (1996) described no important associations between directly sprinting and agility pace checks in either Australian soccer or Australian Rules football ...