Role of Various Yoga Asans in Women Sports Activity

With the practice of asanas we become aware of what is, of what sensations exists right now in the body, and corresponding through that exist in the mind. This is becoming aware of what puts us in touch with emotions that many have been ignored or demined. The wonderful paradox of awareness is that when we become truly aware of what is, things begin to change. For no other reason than this, asana practice can be a wonderful antidote to the stores of modern life. Yoga has both preventive and therapeutic benefits. It has been shown to offer both physical and mental benefits to the body and the mind. The many physical benefits of yoga are, it improves flexibility, losing the joint mobility, build the muscles strength, spine and corrects the posture. Also improves the physical conditions like bad posture alignment for example scoliosis, swayback, bad knees etc it improves digestion and elimination; increases circulation; improves heart conditions which are very helpful to the players to achieve the high performance. Yoga plays an important role in supplying pure blood to nerves, brain, and spinal cord and heart muscles. This improves a person‘s efficiency, increases body awareness and relieves chronic stress. Many western Studies have shown that it can relieve the symptoms of several common and potentially life-threatening illnesses, fatigue, diabetes, asthma, and obesity Yoga develops self confidence, level of anxiety and self-belief. All of these elements are pivotal to sporting excellence and peak performance. It plays a key role in cultivating mind control and concentration which helps a sports person to perform at their peak level.

METHODOLOGY:

200 female players of college level were selected for the study. Each group consisted of 100members each in Hockey as well as in Basketball, further divided in two 50 each for experimental and control group. Experimental group were practicing yoga asanas for a period of weeks while control group were not assigned anything. The analysis of data shows that yogi asanas effective to develop skills and performance. Skill test of control dribble AAHPER test for basketball and SAI hockey 25 yard dribbling, SAIgoal shooting test, leilich basketball test, and Johnson half minutes shooting test were tested in pre test and post test. The entire test were explained and demonstrated to the students by the investigators and further tests were implemented with the help of assistants. Also the selection of asanas is based on the basic that all the parts of body should be involved in performing asanas. Standing postures: 1.Vrikshasana 2.Thrikonasana 3.Chakrasana 4 Garudasana. Sittingpostures 1.Padmasana2.Paschimottanasana. 3. Shashankasana. 4 Vajrasana5 Matsyasana

Bhajangasana 2.Dhanurasana 3.Sarvangasana 4.Halasana 5.Savasana.Paschimottanasan IV.Pranayama – (A)ujjayipranayam, (B) nadhishodhanaoranuloma, viloma.

RESULT AND DISCUSSION:-

The mean difference of each group for selected variables were tested for significance of difference by ― t‖test the difference of initial and final score was taken into account and the difference in the mean gain was tested by t est. And 0.5 sales were tested to find the significant difference. The result shown in table 1to 7.

Level of leilich basketball skill test in experimental group of basketball player before the yogic practice was 182.94+_7.909. in post –test 182.94 +_ with mean difference -1.960+_10.596 which is not significant with t=1.308 p=.197>0.05. In control group, pre-test 183.62+_ 8.980. In post test 182.74+_8.930 with the mean difference of .880+_.11.485.t=.542 which was not significance with p=.590>0.05.

TABLE 2: COMPARISON OF EFFECTOF HOCKEY GOALTEST BETWEEN THE SUB GROUPS OF HOCKEY PLAYERS

practice was 3.14 +- .1.525,in post-test .3.44+- with mean difference -.300 +.544 is statistically highly significant with t = 3.900, P= 0.000<0.01. Hence in control group, in pre- test 3.00+- 1.370 and in post-test 3.06+_ 1.058 with mean difference .-.060+- .956 was not significant with t = .444, P =.659> 0.05.

The level of performance in schmiths and French field hockey skill test, the experimental group of hockey players before the yoga practice was 9.18 +- .090,in post-test .8.96+- with mean difference .214 +4.965 is statistically highly significant with t = 4.965, P= 0.000<0.01. Hence in control group, in pre- test 9.07+- .093 and in post-test .9.07+_ .092 with mean difference .004+.158 was not significant with t = .158, P =.875> 0.05.

TABLE 3: COMPARISON OF EFFECT OF HALF MINUTES SHOOTING TEST BETWEEN THE SUB GROUPS OF BASKETBALL PLAYERS

The level of performance in half minutes shooting test test, the experimental group of hockey players before the yoga practice was 28.52 +- .1.054,in post-test 29.38+- with mean difference -.-860 +4.965 is statistically highly significant with t = 4.965, P= 0.000<0.01. Hence in control group, in pre- test 28.16+- 1.899 and in post-test 28.22+_ 1.447 with mean difference .060+- .158 was not significant with t = 4.965, P =.875 > 0.05.

Level of control dribble in experimental group of basketball players before the yoga practice was 10.96 +- .978. In post-test 10.87+- with mean difference 0.93+-. 126 which is statistically highly significant with t = 5.199, P= 0.000<0.01. In control group, pre-test 11.53+- .863 and in post-test it was 11.50+_ 814 with mean difference 033+- .385 which was not significant with t = .606, P =0.547> 0.05.

Among basketball players, change in the experimental group .093+-.126 was significantly higher comparedto control group .33+-.385 with t = 1.045, p = ..298. Soyoga is effective in experimental group basketball players.

The level of performance in 25 yard dribble test, the experimental group of hockey players before the yoga practise was 5.18 +- .393,in post-test .495 +- with mean difference .230 +-.370 is statistically highly significant with t = 4.385, P= 0.000<0.01. Hence in 5.10+_ .392 with mean difference .028+- .340was not significant with t = .560, P =.560 > 0.05.

Among Hockey players, change in the experimental group .230+- .370 was significantly higher in comparison to the control group where the mean difference was .028+- .340.There is no significantdifference in control group with the effects with t= .2.833,p=.006>0.05. So it shows yoga is effective in experimental group of hockey players.

From the result of this study the investigators found yogic practicing group significantly improved on skill level after the six week of yogic practices. Finally it helps the Physical Education teachers to recommend suitable asanasas for sportsmen to actively performing their play in the light of study undertaken.

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PhD Scholar, S.A.B. V. G. A. C. C., DAVV, Indore