Effects of Plyometric Training Versus Bowling Drills on Fast Bowlers

NCT ID: NCT05834205

Last Updated: 2023-09-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 22 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-03-25
• Study Completion Date: 2023-10-22

Brief Summary

The sport of cricket calls for a high level of physical fitness and mastery of skills. Cricket players, especially fast bowlers, must have the skills to maintain consistency in their pace and accuracy while bowling helps them prevent batsmen from settling into their innings and helps bowlers succeed in getting wickets. Fast bowlers, being some of the most influential players on the cricket field, must undergo specific trainings. Sports-specific Drills and Plyometric training are two important types of training that help athletes in their particular sports.

Detailed Description

Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) will be conducted to compare the effect of plyometric trainings versus bowling drills on speed and agility among fast bowlers. A sample size of 22 club level fast bowlers will be taken through Non-Probability Convenience Sampling Technique. One group of 11 participants will perform Plyometric training and other group of 11 participants will perform Bowling Drills and Ladder drill. Both groups will perform their respective trainings for 6 weeks with 3 sessions per week. Before and after completion of the respective training, speed, agility will be assessed through 30m sprint test, run-a-three test, illinois test, t-test respectively and bowling speed will be measured using a stopwatch to calculate the time required for the ball to reach a batsman and within 22 yards of the pitch. Data will be analyzed by using SPSS for windows version 25.

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Plyometric Training

Plyometric training regime:

Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 16x2 reps for week 1&2.

Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 10x3 reps for week 3&4.

Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, depth jump and alternate lunge jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 8x3 reps for week 5&6.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Plyometric Training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 16x2 reps for week 1&2.

Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 10x3 reps for week 3&4.

Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, depth jump and alternate lunge jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 8x3 reps for week 5&6

Drills

Fast bowling drills (hitting a target, football throw, fast bowler grip) and Ladder Drill

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Drills

Intervention Type: OTHER

Fast bowling drills (hitting a target, football throw, fast bowler grip) and Ladder Drill

Interventions

Plyometric Training

Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 16x2 reps for week 1&2.

Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 10x3 reps for week 3&4.

Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, depth jump and alternate lunge jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 8x3 reps for week 5&6

Intervention Type: OTHER

Drills

Fast bowling drills (hitting a target, football throw, fast bowler grip) and Ladder Drill

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Only male fast bowler will be recruited to the study.
• Athletes must have been practicing fast bowling for at least one year at the club level.
• Athletes must have been between the ages of 20-35.

Exclusion Criteria

• Athletes who will have any systemic disease which can hinder the trainings.
• Athletes who would not commit to full participation in the study's training regimes.
• Athletes who have received surgery in the three years prior to the study or undergone rehabilitation within the past year.
• Athletes currently engaged in plyometric training as this may confound the study

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Amna Shahid, t-DPT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Riphah International University, Raiwind Campus

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Pakistan

Central Contacts

Imran Amjad, PhD

Role: CONTACT

imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk

03324390125

Facility Contacts

Amna Shahid, t-DPT

Role: primary

amna.shahid@riphah.edu.pk

03344512823

Rikza Riaz, MS-SPT

Role: backup

rikzachopra@yahoo.com

03234170099

Other Identifiers

REC/RCR&AHS/23/0401

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id