Effect of plyometric training on various surface on selected skill performance of female soccer players

The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of plyometric training on various surface on selected skill performance of female soccer players. To achieve the purpose 36 inter-collegiate female soccer players were selected as subjects. Their age ranged between 18 and 24. The selected subjects were randomly divided into four groups of 9 each. Group-I underwent plyometric exercises on the sand surface, group-II underwent plyometric exercises on the soil surface, group-III underwent plyometric exercises on the grass surface and group-IV acted as control. Dribbling, passing and shooting were selected as skill performance of female soccer players. The experimental variable used in the present study was plyometric training in various surface (Sand, Soil and Grass). A 12-week plyometric training programme was developed using three training sessions per week. The results show that, 12 weeks of plyometric training on various surface improved the dribbling, passing and shooting performance of women soccer players significantly. As for as dribbling performance in concerned insignificant differences were observed between sand, soil and grass surface plyometric training groups. When comparing experimental groups of passing ability, sand surface group is better than grass surface group but insignificant differences were observed between sand, and soil surface groups and also between soil, and grass surface groups. As for as shooting performance of women soccer players, sand surface group is better than the grass surface group but insignificant differences were observed between sand, and soil surface groups and also between soil and grass surface groups.