COMPARISON OF SWISS BALL EXERCISEVERSUS PLYOMETRIC TRAINING FOR IMPROVING DYNAMIC BALANCE IN COLLEGE GOING BADMINTON PLAYERS
*Koya Devendar Reddy, Pilladi Chaturvedi, Dr. Patchava Apparao and Dr. Ch. Ganapathi Swamy
ABSTRACT
Background and objective: Performing well and avoiding injuries are the goals of dynamic balance for
badminton players. Performance of the players is greatly influenced by the dynamic balance. In order to control
their center of gravity and respond to a variety of scenarios that could jeopardize their equilibrium, such as
twisting movements during jump smashes and offensive and defensive attacks, badminton players must be wellbalanced.
To compare the effectiveness of Swiss ball exercise versus plyometric training for improving
dynamic balance in college going badminton players. Methods: Randomized control trail. In this study, 60
subjects were recruited out of 100 were screened between the age group of above 18 years and were randomly
allocated into two groups. Each group containing 30 subjects. Group-A received Swiss ball exercise and Group-B
received plyometric training. Participants received 3 session per week for 6 weeks. The outcome measures of this
interventions were measured in term of star excursion balance test for dynamic balance. Results: Independent ttest
was used to compare the mean significance difference between continuous variables. Paired t-test was used to
assess the statistical difference between pre-test and post-test scores p value of (0.0001). Statistical analysis of the
data revealed that within the group comparison, both groups showed significant improvement in all parameters.
Whereas, in between the group’s comparison Swiss ball exercise group A showed better improvement.
Conclusion: After six weeks of training both the groups showed significant improvement in dynamic balance in
college going badminton players. However the Group-A who received Swiss ball exercise has showed more
improvement when compared to plyometric training.
Keywords: Swiss ball exercise, plyometric training, Star Excursion Balance Test, Dynamic Balance, College going Badminton players.
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