Abstract:

The aim of the study was to the effect of plyometric training on physical fitness performance among university level young men handball players. To achieve the purpose of the study university level handball players participated were randomly selected from in and around Kerala, and their age was ranged between 17 to 23 years. The subjects were randomly assigned into two equal groups (n=15). All the subjects were divided in to two groups with 15 subjects each as experimental and control group. Group-I underwent plyometric training exercises for a period of 6 weeks and group-II acted as control who did not participate in any special training other than the regular routine. The fitness variables such as speed and agility were selected as dependent variables. Speed was tested by 50mts (Dash) in seconds and Agility was tested by t-test mts shuttle run. The dependent ‘t’ test was applied to determine the difference between the means of two groups. To find out whether there was any significant difference between the experimental and control groups. To test the level of significant of difference between the means 0.05 level of confidence was fixed. Results: The result of the study shows that, there was a significant improvement takes place on Speed and Agility of university level men handball players. Conclusions: Improved of Leg explosive power and Speed after regular plyometric training is beneficial for university level

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