Effects of Plyometric Training Versus Bowling Drills on Fast Bowlers

NCT05834205 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: REC/RCR&AHS/23/0401
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The sport of cricket calls for a high level of physical fitness and mastery of skills. Cricket players, especially fast bowlers, must have the skills to maintain consistency in their pace and accuracy while bowling helps them prevent batsmen from settling into their innings and helps bowlers succeed in getting wickets. Fast bowlers, being some of the most influential players on the cricket field, must undergo specific trainings. Sports-specific Drills and Plyometric training are two important types of training that help athletes in their particular sports.

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Keywords

agility, cricket sport, drills, plyometric

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• T Test

  The T-test is a measure of four-directional agility and body control. It measures the ability to change direction rapidly while maintaining balance without loss of speed. To perform the Agility T-Test a client is asked to run from the start point 10 meters forward to point one, sidestep to point two before sidestepping to point three, side stepping back to point one and then running back to the finish. The process is then repeated side stepping in the other direction first.

  6 weeks

• Run A Three Test

  The Run-a-Three Test is a cricket fitness test that assesses both speed and agility in a very specific cricket situation. The run-a-three involves sprinting over the actual pitch distance three times, carrying a bat and incorporating two 180 degree turns. This test not only assesses speed, but also technique on the turn and running the bat in at the end.

  6 weeks

• Illinois Agility Test

  The Illinois agility test is a fitness test designed to test one's sport agility. In which Participants should lie on their front (head to the start line) and hands by their shoulders. On the 'Go' command the stopwatch is started, and the athlete gets up as quickly as possible and runs forwards 10 meters to run around a cone, then back 10 meters, then runs up and back through a slalom course of four cones. Finally, the athlete runs another 10 meters up and back past the finishing cone, at which the timing is stopped.

  6 weeks

• 30m Sprint Test

  The 30m sprint test is to determine speed and acceleration. The test involves running a single maximum sprint over 30 meters, with the time recorded. Start from a stationary position, with one foot in front of the other. The tester provides hints for maximizing speed (such as keeping low, driving hard with the arms and legs) and encourage athletes to continue running hard through the finish line. Two trials are allowed, and the best time is recorded to the nearest 2 decimal places.

  6 weeks

• Bowling Speed Measure

  It can be measured your bowling speed by using a stopwatch to calculate the time required for the ball to reach a batsman and within 22 yards of the pitch. Then, divide the distance by time and convert miles per hour or miles per hour.

  6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Plyometric Training

EXPERIMENTAL

Plyometric training regime: Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 16x2 reps for week 1\&2. Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 10x3 reps for week 3\&4. Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, depth jump and alternate lunge jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 8x3 reps for week 5\&6.

Other: Plyometric Training

Drills

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Fast bowling drills (hitting a target, football throw, fast bowler grip) and Ladder Drill

Other: Drills

Interventions

Plyometric Training OTHER

Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 16x2 reps for week 1\&2. Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 10x3 reps for week 3\&4. Ankle hops, jump squats, box jump, depth jump and alternate lunge jump, overhead medicine ball, plyometric push-up, rotational wall with 8x3 reps for week 5\&6

Plyometric Training

Drills OTHER

Fast bowling drills (hitting a target, football throw, fast bowler grip) and Ladder Drill

Drills

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Only male fast bowler will be recruited to the study.
• Athletes must have been practicing fast bowling for at least one year at the club level.
• Athletes must have been between the ages of 20-35.

You may not qualify if:

• Athletes who will have any systemic disease which can hinder the trainings.
• Athletes who would not commit to full participation in the study's training regimes.
• Athletes who have received surgery in the three years prior to the study or undergone rehabilitation within the past year.
• Athletes currently engaged in plyometric training as this may confound the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Riphah International University, Raiwind Campus

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Plyometric Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Amna Shahid, t-DPT

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Imran Amjad, PhD

CONTACT

03324390125; imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 18, 2023
• First Posted: April 28, 2023
• Study Start: March 25, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 15, 2023
• Study Completion: October 22, 2023
• Last Updated: September 18, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)