Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part A (2024)

The main purpose of the present investigation was to find out the effectiveness of Yoga Sana practice on balance and overall playing ability among junior Male cricket players only. In the present study selection of variables, collection of data and design of the study have been presented. For the purpose of the present study was delimited to Mysore City junior Male cricket players only. The sample size for the study was sixty (60) junior male cricket players from Mysore were selected at random as subjects. The selected subjects’ age ranged between 16 to 19 years. The study is formulated as pre-test and post-test random group design, in which sixty (60) cricket players will be divided in to two equal groups. The experimental group I is allocated for Selected Yoga Sana Practice (N=30, SYP), (EXP.I) for twelve weeks and group-II served up as control group (N=30, CG) did not undergo any programmes. The dependent, ‘t’ ratio is used to find out the significant impact on balance criterion variable and also analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) is used to find out the significant differences, if any among adjusted post-test means of experimental group on variable. In all the cases 0.05 level of confidence is fixed as a level of confidence to test the hypotheses.