Effect of Dynamic Neuromuscular Exercise Training on Explosive Arm Strength and Agility in Basketball Players
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i12.13228Keywords:
Basketball, Dynamic Neuromuscular Training, Illinois agility test, Medicine ball throw test.Abstract
Background: As Basketball requires high level conditioning abilities, it is necessary to have the arm and
leg explosive power and agility to be derived at desired level. To achieve this derivation we have postulated
the Dynamic Neuromuscular exercise training program for Basketball players. This could be useful to
enhance their performance by improving their abilities. Aim: To study Effect of Dynamic Neuromuscular
Exercise Training on Explosive arm strength and agility in Basketball Players. Setting and Design: Ethical
approval was obtained from Institutional ethical committee. Subjects were selected by convenient sampling
method. The players were evaluated for Agility and explosive arm stregth. A survey among 68 players
was done among which 60 patients participated based on inclusion criteria which were divided into two
groups. Methods and Material: Experimental group (Group A, n=30) received Dynamic Neuromuscular
Exercise Training Programfor 4 days/week for 6 weeks whereas control group (Group B, n=30) received the
conventional exercises. Pre and post treatment analysis was recorded using Illinois agility test and Medicine
ball throw test. Statistical Analysis: Data was subjected to Shapro-Wilk test which showed data does not
pass normality test hence parametric pair and un-paired t test were performed to analyse the data within the
groups. Result: Between group comparisons; group A (n=30, mean age= 21.37±2.12) showed extremely
significant (p<0.0001), improvement in Medicine ball throw test in pre (5.80±0.88) to post intervention
(8.15±0.80) than group B(n=25, mean age=22.9±2.41) in pre (5.9±1.01) to post intervention (6.35±0.97).
As well the Illinois agility test showed significant improvement (p<0.0001) in group A (pre= 21.9±2.9
to post=17.85±1.6) than group B (pre=23.35±2.07to post=22.67±2.10).Conclusion: Study concluded that
there is significant effect of Dynamic Neuromuscular training on explosive arm strength and agility in
basketball players.
