EFFECTS OF PSYCHOMOTOR DRILLS ON SELECTED SKILL PERFORMANCE AMONG HOCKEY PLAYERS

The purpose of the present study was to determine the effects of psychomotor drills on selected skill performance among hockey players. To achieve the purpose of the present study, thirty hockey players were selected from the Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India. The subjects were selected randomly and their age ranged from 18-25 years. The selected subjects were divided into two groups, experimental and control group. The experimental group consisted of fifteen Hockey Players and they underwent the psychomotor drill practices. Fifteen Hockey Players acted as the control group. The duration of the training period was restricted to six weeks and the session for six days in a week. Psychomotor drill is considered as the Independent Variables. The Dribbling and Hitting were known as Dependent Variables. The statistical technique Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the pre-test and post-test data of experimental group and control group. The results showed that the psychomotor drill practice group had significant improvement (P ≤ 0.05) in the level of the selected criterion variables such as Dribbling and Hitting compared to the control group