EFFECT OF STEP-UP EXERCISE ON VERTICAL JUMP AMONG FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Abstract

The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the effect of step-up exercise on vertical jump among football players. One hundred (N = 100) male football players (Experimental Group = 50, Control Group = 50) from different schools were taken as subject for the study. The ages of the subjects ranged from 15 to 18 years and were selected randomly .Subjects were tested on the selected criteria, after the pre and post-test, subjects were divided into two groups, one experimental and one group were kept as control where the experimental group were given 10 weeks of step-up exercise (three days in a week).  To find out the difference among pre and post-test, Pair sample t-test was use to analyze the data. Results of the study reveals that significant differences were found in experimental and control groups on vertical jump among football players after 10 weeks of step-up Exercise.

Keywords: Football, Vertical Jump, Step-up and Exercise