“COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PLYOMETRICS PUSHUPS VERSUS PLYOMETRICS DRILLS EXERCISES FOR THROWING ACCURACY IN BASKETBALL PLAYERS.”

Introduction: Basketball is one of the most admired and recognized sports worldwide which is played in Teams. plyometric training is a simple method of giving a player a variety of exercises that will improve the three main functions i.e., speed, strength and agility, related to performance on the eld. Plyometric training involves lengthening of muscle followed by quick shortening contraction that enhances capability of muscle to produce large amount of force. Aim:To compare the effectiveness of plyometric trainings (Pushup vs Drills) on speed, strength and agility in aspiring Basketball players. Materials And Methods: The present study entitled “Comparative study of Plyometrics pushups versus plyometrics drills exercises for throwing accuracy in basketball players.” was carried out at Dehradun under department of physiotherapy. The present study had an experimental study design. 6-week plyometric training program included plyometric push up training and plyometric drills with the help of medicine ball (2kg). 30 male Basketball players in the age group of 18-25 years were included in this comparative study and randomly divided into two groups: Plyometric training for Group A (Plyometric pushup group) is (Clap pushup, lateral explosive pushups and linear explosive pushups) with 15 players in group and Plyometric training for Group B (Plyometric drills) is (Overhead throw side throw and squat throw) with 15 players in a group. All players were evaluated for upper limb strength, agility, running speed with Vertical Jump Test and S3P test. Basketball players performed warm up 15 minutes, Plyometric training 15 minutes, and cool down for 15 minutes. Paired t-test was used to compare the differences within the group and unpaired t-test was used to compare the difference between groups. Data was collected for all variables at baseline, 3rd and end of 6th week. Results:This nding demonstratesthe necessity of a plyometric conditioning programfor enhancing performance of basketball players.In activities which involve acceleration, deceleration and a change of direction.The results ofthisstudy demonstrate that plyometric push up training is effective as compared to plyometrics drills with help of medicine ball in basketball training for upper limb throwing accuracy. As this training signicantly improvedperformance intheplyometricpushupgroupas comparedtoplyometrics drillswithhelpofmedicineballtraining group.