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