Effects Of Sand and Land Surface Training on Motor Fitness: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the purpose to investigate and compare the effects of physical training on sand and land surface on selected components of motor fitness. A total of 45 healthy male college students were randomly selected as subjects and were equally randomized into one the three groups - Experimental Group A (Land Training Group, or LTG), Experimental Group B (Sand Training Group, or STP), or Control Group (CG). The selected components were – speed, agility, and explosive strength. The duration was 12 weeks of training. Data was collected before the start of training i.e. pre-test, during the training at the end of 6^th week i.e. mid-test and after the completion of training i.e. post-test using 50-m sprint for speed performance, Modified Agility T-test for agility, and Standing Broad Jump for explosive strength. One-way Repeated Measures ANOVA and Two-way Mixed ANOVA was used to analyze the data at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study revealed that physical training on land and sand surface both improved the performance on all components, when comparison was done between land and sand surface, significant differences were not found. Although statistical differences were not observed, descriptive statistics showed that physical training on sand improved performance more than the land training.