INFLUENCE OF 50 METER DRILL OF DIFFERENT INTENSITY TRAINING ON ANAEROBIC CAPACITY OF MALEKHO-KHO PLAYERS

Purpose: Aim of the study was to investigate the influence of 50 meter drill of different intensity training on anaerobic capacity of male Kho-Kho players. Method: Pre test - Post test Purposive Design was used by which total thirty two (N=32) male Kho-Kho players (Age: 17.66 + 1.34 years, BMI: 20.04 + 1.36 kg/m2, Resting Heart Rate: 74.44 + 1.44 beats/min., Training Age: 3.78 + 0.75 years) were purposively selected and assigned into four equal groups: HIITG (n=8), MIITG (n=8), CHMIITG (n=8) and ACG (n=8). Anaerobic Capacity (Unit: Watts) was assessed by Running Based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST) before and after the completion of eight weeks 50 meters drill of different intensity interval training. Data analysis methods were descriptive statistics: Mean, Standard Deviation and Standard Error, inferential statistics: 2-tailed One-Way ANCOVA with Bonferroni Post-Hoc test and normality test: Shapiro-Wilk test respectively performed on IBM SPSS software (Version: 25). The alpha (α) level was set at p≤0.05 for significance, whereas the effect size was reported with the 95% confidence for all analyzed measures. Result:The results shown that there was significant (p<0.05) increases in anaerobic capacity (Power in Watts) for each experimental groups (EG) in comparison to active control group (ACG). Conclusion:The present results indicate that eight (8) weeks 50 meter drill of different intensity interval training showed an increase in anaerobic capacity of senior state level male Kho-Kho players. Not only HIIT is better and beneficial than MIIT, but also CHMIIT too is better and beneficial than MIIT.