Effects of Plyometric Exercises in Female Fast Bowlers

Sehat Medical Complex

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Plyometric Exercises; Dynamic Balance; Strength; Power

Treatments: Other: Plyometric Exercise; Other: Standard exercises protocol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06688279

REC/RCR&AHS/24/0423

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cricket is one of the most popular team sports in the world. Bowling action is an extremely skilled activity that has been developed over many years of practice. Physiological variables and an imbalance between the agonist and antagonist muscle groups are important risk factors for development in high skill bowlers.

Exercises known as plyometric training use explosive motions to build muscle mass and improve aspects of physical fitness. Ballistic six plyometric exercises have been shown to improve performance in medium-paced cricket bowlers by increasing bowling velocity.This randomized controlled trial will be conducted in Pakistan Sports Board Lahore. This study will be completed in 10 months after the approval of synopsis. Non-probability convenient sampling technique will be used. Inclusion criteria will include female fast bowlers with age group between19 to 27years who are active team members of their respective leagues without the presence of injuries and whose composite score will be greater than 75 on star excursion balance scale will be included. Any participant post-elbow or shoulder surgery within one year of the study's pre-test or presenting with a history of elbow or shoulder injury or pain within one year of the study's pre-test will be excluded. The study will be conducted in two groups. Group A (14 players) will receive 8 weeks of upper and lower body plyometric exercises protocol. The session will last for 60 minutes and 3 times per week.10-15 mints warm up before plyometric exercises and 1-minute rest period is there between each exercise and each repetition and 3-5 minute for each set. Group B (14 players) will receive their standard exercise protocol. The session will last for 60 minutes and 3 times per week. Vertical jump test for lower extremity strength, 3-Hop test for lower extremity power and Star excursion balance test for dynamic balance is performed at the start of exercise protocol and in the end. After data collection data will be analyzed using statistical package for social sciences SPSS version 21.

Full description

Cricket is one of the most popular team sports in the world. Bowling action is an extremely skilled activity that has been developed over many years of practice. Physiological variables and an imbalance between the agonist and antagonist muscle groups are important risk factors for development in high skill bowlers. Physical improvements have a significant impact on team sports since players undertake several explosive movements during the game such as hitting, jumping, turning, sprinting, and altering speed and direction.Exercises known as plyometric training use explosive motions to build muscle mass and improve aspects of physical fitness. Ballistic six plyometric exercises have been shown to improve performance in medium-paced cricket bowlers by increasing bowling velocity. Plyometric exercises have emerged as a catalyst for transformative improvements in athletic performance.Our exploration goes beyond the realms of traditional training, aiming to unravel the intricacies of how plyometrics can be harnessed to sculpt not only strength and power but also dynamic balance in these athletes.

This randomized controlled trial will be conducted in Pakistan Sports Board Lahore. This study will be completed in 10 months after the approval of synopsis. Non-probability convenient sampling technique will be used. Sample size with 20% attrition rate is 28 which is calculated using G-Power. Inclusion criteria will include female fast bowlers with age group between19 to 27years who are active team members of their respective leagues without the presence of injuries and whose composite score will be greater than 75 on star excursion balance scale will be included. Any participant post-elbow or shoulder surgery within one year of the study's pre-test or presenting with a history of elbow or shoulder injury or pain within one year of the study's pre-test will be excluded.The study will be conducted in two groups. Group A (14 players) will receive 8 weeks of upper and lower body plyometric exercises protocol. The session will last for 60 minutes and 3 times per week.10-15 mints warm up before plyometric exercises and 1-minute rest period is there between each exercise and each repetition and 3-5 minute for each set. Group B (14 players) will receive their standard exercise protocol. The session will last for 60 minutes and 3 times per week. Vertical jump test for lower extremity strength, 3-Hop test for lower extremity power and Star excursion balance test for dynamic balance is performed at the start of exercise protocol and in the end. After data collection data will be analyzed using statistical package for social sciences SPSS version 21.

Enrollment: 28 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 19 to 28 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient between age of 19 to 28 years
• Female fast bowlers.
• Active team members of their respective leagues.
• Healthy, without the presence of injuries.
• Whose composite score will be greater than 75 on star excursion balance scale.

Exclusion criteria

• Femles with Injury.
• History of elbow or shoulder injury or pain within one year of the study's pre-test will be excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Plyometric exercises protocol

Experimental group

Description:

14 female fast bowlers will receive 8 weeks of upper and lower body plyometric exercises protocol. The session will last for 60 minutes and 3 times per week. 5 minutes warm up with dynamic stretching and 5 minutes cool down period with static stretching and 1-minute rest period is there between each exercise and each repetition and 3-5 minute for each set (total 3 sets). Following Plyometrics would be performed. 1. Plyo Pushup. 2. Chest Pass. 3. Overhead Throw. 4. Squat jump. 5. Plyo Step-up. 6. Cone jumps. 7. Med Ball drop. 8. Kneeling Squat jump. 9. Lateral jump over hurdle. 10. Overhead throw. 11. Under hand throws. 12. Dynamic Rotational Chest pass. 13. Overhead throw with step. Vertical jump test for lower extremity strength, 3-Hop test for lower extremity power and Star excursion balance test for dynamic balanceis performed at the start of exercise protocol and in the end i.e. Pre and post test.

Treatment:

Other: Plyometric Exercise

Standard exercises protocol

Experimental group

Description:

14 female fast bowlers will receive their standard exercise protocol. The session will last for 60 minutes and 3 times per week. Following exercises would be performed. * Push ups. * Sit ups. * Lunges * 500 m running. * Squats Vertical jump test for lower extremity strength, 3-Hop test for lower extremity power and Star excursion balance test for dynamic balanceis performed at the start of exercise protocol and in the end i.e. Pre and post test.

Treatment:

Other: Standard exercises protocol