Status:
UNKNOWN
Upper Body Plyometrics in Junior Male Cricket Fast Bowlers
Lead Sponsor:
The University of The West Indies
Conditions:
Sport Performance
Eligibility:
MALE
15-19 years
Phase:
NA
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,...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- • 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
- • 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.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04400773
Start Date
November 1 2019
End Date
July 1 2020
Last Update
May 26 2020
Active Locations (2)
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Cricket Association-Clubs
Georgetown, Guyana
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Cricket Association-Clubs
Georgetown, Guyana