EFFECTS OF SAP COMBINED TRAINING ON LEG MUSCLE FITNESS IN UNIVERSITY AGILITY-BASED TEAM SPORTS ATHLETES
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This study aimed to 1) examine the effects of a combined Speed, Agility, and Plyometric Training (SAP) program on lower-limb physical performance in team sport athletes, 2) compare lower-limb performance before and after a 6-week training period, and 3) compare the differences in performance changes among different team sports. The study employed a one-group pretest–posttest experimental design without a control group. The participants consisted of 45 male university athletes, including basketball, futsal, and volleyball players (15 athletes per sport), selected through purposive sampling. The SAP training program consisted of speed, agility, and plyometric exercises performed three times per week for six weeks. Lower-limb performance assessments included speed, agility, muscular strength, and explosive power. Data were analyzed using paired sample t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (One-Way ANOVA), and effect size (Cohen’s d) with a significance level set at .05. The results revealed that after the 6-week training program, participants demonstrated significant improvements in all measured variables (p < .05). The 50-meter sprint time decreased from 7.18 ± 0.42 s to 6.74 ± 0.36 s, agility performance improved from 16.65 ± 1.05 s to 15.18 ± 0.82 s, lower-limb muscular strength increased from 118.5 ± 12.4 kg to 138.2 ± 11.8 kg, and vertical jump performance improved from 46.9 ± 5.2 cm to 53.1 ± 4.5 cm. The effect sizes were classified as large (d = 1.13–1.63). In addition, no significant differences were found in the magnitude of performance improvements among the different sports (p > .05). In conclusion, the SAP training program effectively improves lower-limb performance, particularly muscular strength, explosive power, and change-of-direction ability in university-level team sport athletes. The findings suggest that SAP training can be practically applied across various team sports to enhance athletic performance
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารวิทยาศาสตร์การกีฬาและนวัตกรรมสุขภาพ กลุ่มมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏแห่งประเทศไทย ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย หรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใด ๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารวิทยาศาสตร์การกีฬาและนวัตกรรมสุขภาพ กลุ่มมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏแห่งประเทศไทย ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของคณะวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏศรีสะเกษ หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใด จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจากวารสารวิทยาศาสตร์การกีฬาและนวัตกรรมสุขภาพ กลุ่มมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏแห่งประเทศไทย ก่อนเท่านั้น
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