Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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E.V.R Periyar Salai (NH4 Highway), Maduravoyal,
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Department of Optometry, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, ACS Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Lecturer and Research Scholar, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Lecturer, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, ACS Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Assistant Professor, College of Allied Health Sciences, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute, ACS Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract
Introduction: A contemporary tool called a light trainer is utilized to enhance players' performance which includes agility, quickness, anticipation and reaction time. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and look into whether football players' speed and foot response time are enhanced by mild trainer activity.
Methods: It is a randomized controlled trial study. Ninety-eight football players, aged 18 to 25, were chosen and split into two groups at random: the experimental group (n = 49) and the control group (n = 49). A light trainer was used to test the agility and foot reaction time following the initial assessment.
After that, an intervention of modified t drill exercise and foot reaction exercise using light trainer for 3 days per week following 8 weeks was given to the experimental group and control group had no specific training.
Results: The experimental group showed significant improvements in agility (p=0.000), modified T-drill (p=0.000), and foot reaction times for both dominant (p=0.000) and non-dominant legs (p=0.000). No significant changes were seen in the control group (p=0.198, p=0.420, p=0.769). Demographics at baseline were similar. Football players' neuromotor performance was successfully improved by a light trainer intervention.
Conclusion: Our study concludes that training with light trainer has positive effect on football players foot reaction time and agility-quickness. However, this research highlights the potential of recently developed technologies as a means of measuring players' reaction times.
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