EFFECT OF 8 WEEKS COMBINED SSG AND FUNCTIONAL TRAINING ON SELECTED MOTOR FITNESS COMPONENTS AND PLAYING ABILITY OF SOCCER PLAYERS

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to determine the effect of an 8-weeks combined
training program involving Small Sided Games (SSG) and Functional Training on
selected Motor Fitness Components and Playing Abilities of Soccer Players. The training
aimed to enhance the Motor Fitness parameter such as Cardiovascular Endurance and
Speed while also improving Playing Abilities including Dribbling, Shooting for Accuracy
of the Players. Twenty-two (N=22) players of All India University (AIU) participants of
Dhanamanjuri University, Manipur were selected for the training programme by adopting
purposive sampling method. The age of the subject ranged from 18-24 years. Copper 12
Minutes Run/Walk Test, 20-Meter Dash Test were applied for collection of data on
Cardiovascular Endurance and Speed respectively. M.L. Heath and E.G. Rodgers soccer
test was applied for collection of data on Playing Abilities namely Dribbling and Shooting
Accuracy. Pre- test data were collected before the administration of the 8 weeks training
program and also Post-test data were collected immediately after the completion of 8
weeks training program.
Dependent ‘t’-test were employed to find out the significant improvements of the
selected dependent variables of Cardiovascular Endurance, Speed, Dribbling and
Shooting Accuracy of the players. The level of significance was set at 0.05. Statistical
analysis revels that there is significant improvement in Cardiovascular Endurance, Speed,
Dribbling and Shooting Accuracy of the players. The 8 weeks combined SSG and
Functional training on selected Motor Fitness Components and Playing Abilities of the
Soccer Players has significantly improved