The impact of an eight-week aerobic and strength-training programme on agility and leg power of Malaysian netball players
- Author:
Soh KG
;
Ruby H
;
Soh KL
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Agility, leg power, netball player, aerobic training, strength-training
- From:Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre
2007;10(1):25-28
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The purposes of the study were: (1) to determine the agility and leg power among
Malaysian national junior netball players and (2) to determine the impact of eight-week aerobic and
strength-training programme on these two variables. A total of 21 netball players from Bukit Jalil
Sport School were selected as the subjects in this study. The SEMO Agility Run test was used to
determine the agility level while leg power was measured using the Vertical Jump test. Pre-test and
post-test results showed no significant differences in the agility and leg power level among the netball
players. The mean values for the agility and leg power post-test were 12.59 (SD = 0.56) seconds and
50.24 (SD = 4.90) cm respectively. The pre-test and post-test results for different playing positions
recorded the highest improvement in agility and leg power among attacker, followed by centre, and
defender. Thus, the training conducted in this study was found to have improved agility and leg power
marginally, especially among attacker and centre netball players.
