WHOLE BODY VIBRATION TRAINING ON SELECTED PERFORMANCE-RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS COMPONENTS OF PLAYERS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN FOOTBALL TEAM, IBADAN, NIGERIA

Authors

  • Festus A. Adegoju Exercise Physiology Unit, Department of Human Kinetics and Sports Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Joseph Kolawole Abon Department of Recreation and Sport Pedagogy (Coaching Education Unit); Department of Educational Leadership; Comparative International Education Leadership Unit, Patton College, Ohio University, Athens, USA
  • Francis Olatomirin Department of Human Kinetics, Exercise Physiology Unit, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejfnsm.v2i1.89

Keywords:

whole body vibration training, performance, participants, Ibadan, components of physical fitness

Abstract

Several studies have attempted to identify adequate recovery strategies for athletes. But only paucity or none of such studies has been accessed which investigated long term effects of whole body vibration (WBV) as a recovery technique regimen before, during and after performance. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of whole body vibration training on selected performance-related physical fitness components of players in the University of Ibadan football team, Ibadan, Nigeria. The study was carried out using pretest/posttest/control group experimental research design. The sample size for this study was twenty participants. The participants were placed into experimental groups, who undertook eight weeks of whole body vibration training, and a control group who involved in their normal daily training regimen without the use of WBV for eight weeks. Two research questions were answered while four hypotheses were tested. Descriptive statistics of mean, percentages, chats and inferential statistics of analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were used to test all hypotheses at 0.05 alpha levels of significance. The results of the study showed a significant difference in the pretest and posttest scores of players in leg power (F(1, 18) =10.047; p0.05; ƞ2=.031) and speed (F(1, 18) =1.006; p>0.05; ƞ2=.062). Two hypotheses were rejected and two were not rejected. The results of this study help to conclude that whole body vibration training significantly improved the leg power and balance recovery of the participants but did not significantly improve agility and speed of the participants. It was therefore recommended that football coaches should incorporate whole body vibration training into their training programme as leg power and balance are essential fitness components needed to play the game of football.

 

Author Biographies

  • Festus A. Adegoju, Exercise Physiology Unit, Department of Human Kinetics and Sports Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
    Festus A. Adegoju graduated with BSc. (Hons) Zoology and proceeded to study PGDE in Teacher Education (Biological Sciences). He further reformed his discipline because of his thirst for Sport Science and football coaching to study Human Kinetics and Health Education where he bagged B.Ed. Hons. (First Class). He progressed to study Masters of Exercise Physiology (Sport Medicine) in the same department where he graduated M.Ed. with Distinction. This author holds a Confederation of African Football “A” Coaching License. He has coached a lot of clubs including the University of Ibadan Football Team. He is the current Chairman of the Nigeria Football Coaches Association (Oyo State Chapter), Nigeria. He has authored several articles in various journals. He is presently a Doctoral Research Scholar in the Exercise Physiology Unit of the Department of Human Kinetics and Sport Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
  • Joseph Kolawole Abon, Department of Recreation and Sport Pedagogy (Coaching Education Unit); Department of Educational Leadership; Comparative International Education Leadership Unit, Patton College, Ohio University, Athens, USA
    Joseph Kolawole Abon is a research associate at the Ohio University, Athens at the Patton College of Education at Leadership and Coaching Departments. He is a football coach of high repute. Correspondence in respect of this article should be addressed to Festus Adegoju, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria as stated above.
  • Francis Olatomirin, Department of Human Kinetics, Exercise Physiology Unit, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
    Francis Olatomirin had his first degree, (B.Ed) in Physical and Health Education from Leadcity University, Ibadan, Nigeria. He then proceeded to study exercise physiology at the Masters level in the Department of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan where he is currently a PhD student.

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2021-03-02

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