Sport Performance
Conditions
Brief summary
A six-week upper body plyometric training program will be used to investigate its impact on fast bowling speed in junior male cricket players in Guyana, using a Stalker Sport 2 radar gun.
Detailed description
This randomized pilot study will compare the effects of a six-week Upper Body Plyometric program with Upper Body Strength Training. After gaining ethical approval and baseline bowling speeds recorded, thirty under 19 club level fast bowlers will be assigned to two groups to complete either an upper-body plyometric or strength training program. Each group will participate in three (3) supervised exercise intervention sessions per week. Each 65-minute session will consist of a warm-up and cool-down program in addition to specific and routinely progressed upper body exercises as per each group's protocol. At the end of the intervention period, their bowling speeds will again be measured using a Stalker Sport 2 radar gun.
Interventions
OTHERPlyometric exercises
Types of exercises include resistance tubing 90-90 external rotation, plyometric push-up, reverse overhead throws, rotational wall throw, overhead medicine ball, chest passes.
OTHERStrength training exercises
Types of exercise include push-ups, resisted external rotation, overhead presses, biceps curl, bench presses and triceps kick backs.
Sponsors
The University of The West Indies
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
Two group pre-test post-test.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
15 Years to 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
• Only male athletes were admitted to the study. * Athletes must have been practicing the art of fast bowling for at least one year at the club level. * Athletes must have been between the ages of 15-19. * Athletes must have been uninjured at the time of commencement of the study.
Exclusion criteria
* • Were outside of the age group being surveyed at the time of the study, * Had been practicing fast bowling at the club level for less than one (1) year, * Was injured at the time of commencement or within one year of the study. * Could not commit to full participation in the study's training regimes. * Received surgery in the three years prior to the study or had undergone rehabilitation within the past year. * Were currently engaged in plyometric training as this may confound the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bowling speed | After 6 weeks of exercise training | Cricket fast bowlers' bowling speed measured using the Stalker Sport 2 radar gun |
Countries
Guyana
Contacts
Primary Contactsharmella roopchand-martin, dpt
Backup Contactshara creary-yan
Outcome results
None listed