Effect of Circuit Training Programme on Endurance, Flexibility & Agility of Cricket Players

Abstract

As in modern scientific age, various research studies are being undertaken in various sports disciplines all over the world. The present experimental study is an attempt to find out the effects of circuit training programme on Endurance, Flexibility & Agility of cricket players. To achieve this purpose, 40 cricket players (20 Male & 20 Female), having at least District participation were selected from Shah Satnam Ji Educational Institutions of Sirsa (Haryana), as subjects. The age of subjects ranged between 18 to 25 years. Circuit training programme was designed separately for male and female cricket players. The data was collected at prior to and after the training programme of six weeks. Edurance, Flexibility & Agility were chosen as criterion variables. ‘t’ test was used to analyze the data. The results of the study showed that the Endurance, Flexibility & Agility were significantly improved due to circuit training programme.