Effect of Concurrent Neuromuscular Training and Football Game Practice on Cardio Respiratory Endurance Dr. Balaganesh S.1, Prof. Maniazhagu D.2 1Assistant Director of Physical Education, Anna University Sports Board, Anna University, Tamilnadu 2Department of Physical Education and Health Sciences, Alagappa University, Tamilnadu Online Published on 25 April, 2024. Abstract The purpose of study was to find out the effect of concurrent neuromuscular training and football game practice on cardio respiratory endurance. Participants: Forty-five school boys from Alagappa Physical Fitness Academy in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, who were actively involved in physical activities, were randomly selected for the study. Experimental Design: The study followed a pre-test and post-test random group design. The participants were divided into three equal groups: Experimental Group 1 (NMTbFGP): Neuromuscular training before football game practice. Experimental Group 2 (NMTaFGP): Neuromuscular training after football game practice. Control Group (CG): No specific intervention. Criterion Variable: Cardiorespiratory endurance, measured using the 9 minutes Run/Walk test. Training Protocol: The two experimental groups underwent their respective training protocols five days a week for six weeks, according to the prescribed program. Data Analysis: Pre-and post-training cardiorespiratory endurance data were collected and analyzed using one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to observe significant adjusted post-test mean differences among the three groups. Scheffe’s post hoc test was employed for pair wise comparisons between groups. A significance level of 0.05 was chosen to test the hypotheses. Top Keywords Concurrent neuromuscular training (NMT), Football game practice (FGP), Cardio respiratory endurance, Meters, Ancova. Top |