Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies

Apostolos Theos

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• Research Article
  Effect of Training Surface on Agility and Passing Skills of Prepubescent Female Volleyball Players
  Author(s): Eugenia Gortsila, Apostolos Theos, Goran Nesic and Maria MaridakiEugenia Gortsila, Apostolos Theos, Goran Nesic and Maria Maridaki
  
  The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of different training surfaces (hard or sand surface) on agility and passing skills of prepubescent female volleyball players. 45 prepubescent girls (age: 11.1 ± 0.5 years) participated in this study and were separated in three groups. Groups S (N=15) and I (N=15) consisted of volleyball players, while group C (N=15) consisted of girls that had no volleyball training experience. All groups participated in a 10-week (3 days/week) volleyball training program that included technical and passing skills exercises. The program of groups S and I also included jumping and sprinting exercises. The training program of group S was conducted on sand surface, while groups I and C trained on hard surface. Measurements of agility (T-test and 505-test) and passing skills were conducted on both hard and sand surface before, in the mid.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0673.1000128

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