NCT06602895

Assessing Physical Performance in Male and Female National Kho-Kho Players Following Intensive Functional Training

Effects of Short-Term Functional Strength and Balance Training on Agility, Functional Movement, and Postural Stability in National-Level Male and Female Kho-Kho Players: An Experimental Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: King Saud University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This clinical trial aims to learn if intensive short-term functional strength training works to improve agility, functional movement, and balance among male and female national Kho-Kho players. It will also teach about the effect of gender on physical performance. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the intensive short-term functional strength training work to improve agility, functional movement, and balance among male and female national Kho-Kho players? * Which gender brings the greater impact on the physical performance of national Kho-Kho players? Researchers will investigate the impact of intensive short-term functional strength training on agility, functional movement, and balance among male and female national Kho-Kho players and compare the impact of male and female differences on physical performance. Participants will: • Both male and female groups of participants received an application of intensive short-term functional strength training and balance training or balance training and intensive short-term functional strength training consecutively for one hour each, six days a week for two weeks.

Detailed description

Kho-Kho and kabaddi are two of the most beloved team sports in rural India, and they are celebrated for their historical roots. As Indigenous games of India, they stand out for requiring players to evade contact with opponents. These games are highly competitive, starting from the elementary level and continuing to the national stage, driving both enthusiasm and rivalry. Playing Kho-Kho not only improves physical fitness but also positively impacts mental health, stress management, and overall well-being, contributing to high performance in sports. Notably, adolescent girls face distinct biomechanical and anatomical challenges in Kho-Kho. Functional Strength Training (FST), a comprehensive method, improves athletes\' movement efficiency by engaging multiple muscle groups across different planes, making it ideal for improving athletic performance. Intensive FST is essential for optimizing athlete readiness, offering valuable insights to both scientists and coaches on the effectiveness of training programs.

Conditions

• Physical Performance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Intensive short-term functional strength training	All players underwent a rigorous 2-week intensive short-term functional strength training program, with training sessions held for 5 days a week. One group engaged in intensive short-term functional strength training exercises, while the other group focused on balance training. The training regimen was then reversed for the two groups. Each daily training session lasted approximately 2 hours, with 1 hour of either intensive short-term functional strength training or balance training. Every intensive short-term functional strength training session spanned roughly 60 minutes, starting with a 10-minute warm-up followed by dynamic mobility exercises targeting key joints. During the 40-minute core segment of our intensive short-term functional strength training sessions, participants first engaged in stability exercises for 10 minutes, focusing on core stability and balance through plank variations and stability.
OTHER	Balance Training	Participants first engaged in stability exercises for 10 minutes, focusing on core stability and balance through plank variations and stability ball exercises. This was followed by 15 minutes of multi-joint strength exercises, where athletes performed compound movements like squats, deadlifts, push-ups or bench presses, and pull-ups or lat pull-downs, each for t sets of 8-10 repetitions. The session concluded with 15 minutes of agility and coordination drills, incorporating high-intensity activities such as lateral sprints and rope pulling, specifically designed to improve quickness and neuromuscular coordination, thereby enhancing overall athletic performance. The session concluded with a 10-minute cooldown involving flexibility exercises for the limbs and trunk. Exercise intensity was regulated to correspond with a 6-7 on the repetitions in the reserve-based Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale, where a s indicates that the exerciser feels they could perform approximately.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-05-03
• Primary completion: 2021-08-26
• Completion: 2021-10-19
• First posted: 2024-09-19
• Last updated: 2026-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: India