Effect of Mobility Training and Combination of Strength and Mobility Training on Selected Physiological Variables among School Cricket Players

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of mobility training and combination of strength and mobility training on selected physiological variables namely explosive power in terms of vertical distance (vertical jump), explosive power in terms of horizontal distance (standing horizontal jump). To achieve this purpose of the study, forty-five school (boys) cricket players studying in the schools at Thiruvallur District were randomly selected as subjects. The age of the subjects were ranged between 15 to 17 years. The selected subjects were divided in to three equal groups of fifteen subjects each. Group I underwent mobility training, Group II underwent combination of strength and mobility training and Group III acted as control who did not undergo any special training programme. The obtained data from the experimental and control group initial and final readings underwent statistical analysis along with analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with the application of Scheffe's post hoc test to examine the groups’ difference and testing condition. The level of confidence had a fixation of 0.05 confidence level. The group that acted as the experimental group had improved significantly on the chosen variables in comparison with control group.