SCIENTIFIC TRAINING FOR HANDBALL PLAYERS: A MODEL Gursharan Singh Gill* Khalsa College, Patiala ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Handball is very fascinating modern game with fast and excitement action. Successful performance in Handball requires the good motor abilities and physiological and precise skill to accomplish desired result. This study aimed to find out the effect of 12 week SAQ training on handball skill performance variables of handball players. For this purpose the researcher selected 90 male handball players (30 each from plyometric, SAQ & control group), age ranges between 18-25 years. Samples were selected at different playing levels i.e. AIU, SGFI, HFI and PHA from Punjab state. Random sampling technique was applied to select the sample. Handball skill performance variable i.e. passing ability were selected for this study. To find out the difference among various groups of passing ability e.g. Plyometric, SAQ & Control group variable ‘ANCOVA’ test was appliedat 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that experimental groups (Plyometric & SAQ) of handball players were having improved the performance of passing accuracy as compare to control group. INTRODUCTION Sport plays a very prominent role in the modern society. It is important for individuals, group, nation and indeed the world. Throughout the world, sport has a popular appeal among the people of all ages and both sexes. Much of the attraction of sport comes from the wide variety of experience and feeling that result from the participation such as success, failure, exhaustion, pain, relief and feeling of belonging. Sport can bring fame, glory, status and goodwill. However, sport can also bring tragedy, grief and even death (Uppal, 1992). Gill and Deol (2017) find out the difference between pre and post data of selected handball skill performance variable ‘t’ test was applied at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that there is a significant difference found between all the handball skill variables.(Ezhilmaran, 2016) the purpose of the study was to find out the effect of specific drills with plyometric training on selected skills performance variables of school level men handball players. The dribbling skill tested with six mts speed dribble test and passing skill tested with speed pass test standardized tests were used. The results showed that the experimental group showed improvement in selected skill performance variables were dribbling and passing due to effect of specific drills with plyometric training. The control group did not improve the selected the criterion variables. (Siva and Jesudass, 2015) examined the impact of SAQ training on selected skill among hockey men players. The result reveals that there was a significant difference on dribble of experimental group than control group which support the present study conducted by researcher. Shivaji et. al., (2013) The findings of the study have strongly indicates that 12 weeks of S.A.Q. training have significant effect on selected skill performance variables i.e., serving and passing ability of junior volleyball players. MATERIAL AND METHODS The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of 12 week plyometric and SAQ training on handball skill performance variable(Passing ability) of handball players. Total 90 male handball players were selected; (30 each from plyometric, SAQ & control group) age ranges between 18-25 years. The data was obtained from Punjab. Variable Handball skill variable Passing Ability Statistical consideration For interpretation of the data statistical techniques of ‘ANCOVA’ test was applied to find out mean differences. RESULTS Different types of descriptive statistic such as mean was computed to describe variable statistically. The level of significance was set at .05. Its results have been depicted in the following tables. International Journal of Current Advanced Research ISSN: O: 2319-6475, ISSN: P: 2319 – 6505, Impact Factor: SJIF: 5.995 Available Online at www.journalijcar.org Volume 6; Issue 8; August 2017; Page No. 5588-5589 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2017.5589.0756 Article History: Received 26 th May, 2017 Received in revised form 5 th June, 2017 Accepted 6 th July, 2017 Published online 28 th August, 2017 Research Article Copyright©2017 Gursharan Singhgill. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Key words: Passing ability, Plyometric Group, SAQ Group, Control Group, ANCOVA. *Corresponding author: Gursharan Singhgill Khalsa College, Patiala