NCT07440745

Medicine Ball Throw and Resistance Band Training Among Bowlers

Comparative Effects of Medicine Ball Throw and Resistance Band Training on the Dynamic Strength and Bowling Accuracy Among Bowlers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 56 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will be Randomized clinical trial and will recruit male/female cricket bowlers aged 18-30yrs. Participants will be randomly divided into two groups and will perform training sessions three times per week for eight weeks. Group A will engage in medicine ball throw training while Group B will participate in resistance band training. The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of these two training programs on dynamic strength and bowling accuracy among cricket bowlers.

Detailed description

Study Design: Randomized Clinical Trial Sample size: 56 participants ( 28 in each group) Sampling Technique: Non- Probability convenience sampling technique Study Setting: Pakistan Sports Board, Lahore And Saeed Ajmal International Cricket Academy, Faisalabad \& County Star Cricket Club, Faisalabad Inclusion Criteria: * Cricket bowlers actively participating in competitive cricket * Age 18 to 30 years * Both male and female players * Minimum two years of cricket training experience * Athletes with BMI between 18.6 kg/m² to 24.9 kg/m² Exclusion Criteria: * History of musculoskeletal injuries involving shoulder, elbow, neck, or spine * History of fracture within the last six months * Any previous surgery of the back or hip joint * Athletes with neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, or psychiatric disorders * Athletes consuming illegal performance-enhancing drugs Intervention: Participants will be randomly allocated into two groups. Group A will receive Medicine Ball Throw training focusing on chest pass, overhead throw, and rotational throw exercises to improve dynamic strength and explosive power. Group B will receive Resistance Band training including resistance band push-ups, rowing exercises, and rotational press exercises to enhance neuromuscular control and strength. Both groups will perform supervised training sessions three times per week, with each session lasting approximately 45-50 minutes for a total duration of eight weeks. Bowling accuracy drills will be included for both groups during training sessions. Tools: * Medicine Ball Chest Pass / Overhead Throw Test to assess dynamic upper-body strength * Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST) to assess upper-extremity stability and endurance * Bowling speed measurement using a speed measuring device * Bowling accuracy assessed using a standardized stump accuracy test

Conditions

• Sports Physical Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Medicine ball throw training	Participants will perform Medicine Ball Throw training focusing on chest pass, overhead throw, and rotational throw exercises to enhance dynamic strength and power in bowlers. The training program will be conducted three times per week for eight weeks under supervision, with progressive loading applied according to participant tolerance.
OTHER	Resistance band training	Participants will perform Resistance Band training consisting of upper extremity and trunk strengthening exercises using elastic resistance bands in cricket bowlers. The training program will be conducted three times per week for eight weeks under supervision, with progressive resistance applied throughout the intervention period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-18
• Primary completion: 2025-10-15
• Completion: 2025-11-07
• First posted: 2026-02-27
• Last updated: 2026-02-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan