Acceleration Drills and Change in Direction Drills on Agility, Speed and Performance in Squash Players

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy

Treatments: Other: Accleration drills; Other: Change in Direction Drills

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06661226

REC/RCR & AHS/24/0408

Details and patient eligibility

About

Squash match play is characterized by fast and frenetic movements, making the development of agility and speed crucial for players. The majority of movements in squash involve only 2 or 3 steps, emphasizing the need for quick and explosive movement execution.

It is a randomized clinical trial with non-probability convenience sampling technique. The sample size of the study is 28. It will be conducted in Punjab Squash Association in Lahore within 6 months after approval of synopsis. Group A will receive acceleration drills in 15-minute sessions for 6 weeks. 3-5 days per week with moderate to high intensity. Group B will receive change in direction drills (15-minute sessions) for 6 weeks, 3-5 times a week, with moderate to high intensity. The collected data will be analyzed in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 25.0. If data will be normally distributed, then parametric; if not normally distributed, then non-parametric.

The aim of the study is to compare the effects of acceleration drills versus change in direction drills on agility, speed, and performance in squash players.

Full description

The objective of my study is to determine comparative effects of acceleration drills and change in direction drills on agility, speed, and performance in squash players.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 18 - 30.
• Only male players will be included.
• Players actively playing from last one year.
• Consistent play at a B/C or higher league level (adjust based on local/national ranking system)

Exclusion criteria

• Non-athletic population.
• History of recent injuries or medical conditions that would contra-indicate training.
• Players with any musculoskeletal injury.
• Players with any spine related issues.
• Players with shoulder pathology.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Acceleration Drills

Experimental group

Description:

14 participants will be in experimental group A, giving them acceleration drill protocol for six weeks. Measure all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.

Treatment:

Other: Accleration drills

Change in Direction Drills

Experimental group

Description:

14 participants will be in experimental group B, giving them Change in direction drill protocol for six weeks. Measure all values before giving them protocol and after protocol.

Treatment:

Other: Change in Direction Drills