Effect of Resistance Tube Exercises on Kicking Accuracy, Vertical Jump and 40-Yard Technical Test in Competitive Football Players – An Experimental Study

• Authors: Alekhya Tirumala , Basavaraj Motimath
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Purpose. Kicking, jumping and agility are important skills in football. These activities require adequate lower limb strength, which can be enhanced with resistance training. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of resistance tube exercises on kicking accuracy, vertical jump performance and 40-yard technical test results in competitive football players. Methods. The study involved 23 competitive football players (11 males, 12 females) aged from 18-20 years recruited from three different universities in Belgaum, Karnataka, India. Back heel kick accuracy, vertical jump height and 40-yard technical test time were evaluated before and after a 2-week resistance tube exercise program. Results. Significant improvements in post-intervention kicking accuracy were found when males and females were treated as a single group (p = 0.01). Vertical jump height also showed a highly significant post-intervention improvement in the males and for the combined group of males and females (p = 0.001). The 40-yard technical test values significantly improved in the females and in the combined results for males and females (p = 0.001). Conclusions. The two-week resistance tube exercise program was found to have an effect on kicking accuracy, vertical jump height and 40-yard technical test performance in competitive football players. Resistance tube exercises can thus be included as a component of a regular strength training program for such athletes.

Keywords

EN

resistance training; resistance tubing; back heel kick; performance; agility

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Human Movement
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 152-159

Dates

published

1 - 9 - 2014

received

11 - 7 - 2014

accepted

21 - 9 - 2014

online

6 - 2 - 2015

Contributors

author

Alekhya Tirumala

• Sports Physiotherapy Department, KLE University Institute of Physiotherapy, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

author

Basavaraj Motimath

• Sports Physiotherapy Department, KLE University Institute of Physiotherapy, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/humo-2015-0005