JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD,

KUKATPALLY: HYDERABAD - 500 085, TELANGANA STATE

RESEARCH PROPOSAL
SUBMITTED FOR ADMISSION TO Ph.D PROGRAM IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

EFFECT OF VARIED GRID TRAINING TECHNIQUES ON SELECTED

ENDURANCE VARIABLES AMONG COLLEGE MEN FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT
HYDERABAD
INTRODUCTION
Grid training has been around for many years, there is very little scientific research that has been conducted in
this area. Most of the techniques and methods being used in football originated in track and field. Grid trainings in
football are specific types of facilitation and overload. Further these points to our concerns for mechanics being a
greater focus for sprint speed development. Anecdotal comments from coaches and trainers range from high praise for
functional training and grid training to claim that these techniques arent worth the time and effort to fit them into a
normal practice. Football requires unique movement skills, taps exclusive energy mechanisms and necessitates
training methods that will enhance multi-directional proficiency. However, there were lack of researches making a
comparative effect of varied grid training in on selected skills and endurance of variables of football players.
Hence an investigation on these selected methods of training, namely varied grid training on selected skills
and endurance variables among college players of Telangana is proposed in this research. Among the many
endurance variables the investigator selected, speed endurance, muscular endurance and cardiovascular endurance and
football skill variables, such as passing, dribbling, shooting and heading in this study.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The present investigation will contribute significantly to the field of physical education and sports in the following ways.
1. The study may help the coaches and Physical Education Personals to train the football players to improve the
Performance related fitness components, playing ability.
2. The findings of the study would highlight the importance of grid training for the overall playing ability of football
Players.
3. The finding of the study would be helpful to pin point which of the experimental treatment among different grid
Training is helpful for the development of skills and endurance variables of the college men football players.

HYPOTHESES
After going through related researches on the basis of opinion of soccer experts and also from the
experience of the scholars as trained soccer coach, for the propose of present investigation the following were
hypothesized.
1. It is hypothesized that there will be significant impact on selected skills and endurance variables such as
passing, dribbling, shooting and heading strength endurance, muscular endurance and cardio vascular
endurance in relation to varied grid training among college men football players at Hyderabad
2. It is hypothesized that there will be significant differences between selected variables among different grid
training.

DE LIMITATIONS
1. For the present study subjects are the college Foot ball players of Hyderabad.
2. It will be conducted 0n 60 men football players of Hyderabad.
3. The subject selected for experiment where at the age of 18 21 years.
LIMITATIONS
1. The social and economical back ground and precious training of subjects were not known.
2. Physical fitness of the subject was not known.
3. Diet habits and climatically conditions will not be considered.
METHODOLOGY
Randomly selected college level 60 football players ( N=60) would be divided in four group, 2 vs 2
grid, 3 vs 3 grid, 4 vs 4 grid and control group consisting of 15 players each. The selected subject
would be measured of their skills variables and endurance variables prior to the experimental
treatment. Experimental treatment would be 12 weeks in the respective training and control group
would not be given any specialized training. The deference between pre and post test scores on
selected strength variables would be the effect of the respective training methods on selected strength
variables. To test statistical significance ANCOVA would be employed and in all cases 0.05 levels
would be fixed to the significance.
CRITERION MEASURES
Skill variables passing, dribbling, shooting and heading were measured through standard tests for this purpose.
1. Speed endurance will be measured with 800 Mts Run
2. Strength endurance will be measured with Bend knee sit ups test
3. Cardiovascular endurance will be measured by 12 M run / walk test.
Independent Variables
1. 12 weeks 2 v 2 Grid (Small Sided Game) training in Football
2. 12 weeks 3 v 3 Grid (Small Sided Game) training in Football
3. 12 weeks 4 v 4 Grid (Small Sided Game) training in Football

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