Effect of Six-Week Tabata Training Programme on Selected Motor Fitness Variables among University Level Female Hockey Players

Hockey, a dynamic and truly requesting sport, puts interesting expectations on competitors, requiring a blend of speed, deftness, and perseverance. As of late, the connection among hockey and Tabata preparing has acquired noticeable quality as a strong collaboration, improving the actual readiness of players on the ice. The ongoing circumstance places hockey, a game that has long caught the hearts of millions of individuals, in a dynamic and evolving territory. The game continues to advance to fulfill the requirements of a contemporary crowd as society changes and innovation creates.

The aim of this study was to investigate the Effect of six-week tabata training programme on selected motor fitness variables among university level female hockey players.

In total, thirty (N=30) university level female hockey players from the Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab took part in the study and these players treated as a subjects for the present study. A minimum sample size of 30 subjects (i.e. pre group & post group) was obtained and was derived from Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India.

The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 was used for all analyses. The differences in the mean of each group for the selected variable were tested for the significance of difference by paired samples t-test. For testing the hypotheses, the level of significance was set at 0.05.

Results revealed that there were significant differences of speed (t=14.44, p=.000*), flexibility (t=-15.51, p=.000*), dynamic balance (t=-7.64, p=.000*), endurance (t=-9.429, p=.000*), and explosive leg strength (t=-10.170, p=0.000*) among the university level female hockey players of the Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab.