Ab. No. 178 Comparison of Yo - Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 In University Level - Cricket and Football Players

• Published in: Journal of Society of Indian Physiotherapists 2024-01, Vol.8 (1), p.98-98
• Main Author: Priya, M Sathya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Cricket; Football
• ISSN: 2456-7787; 2582-0702
• DOI: 10.4103/jsip.jsip_abstract_105

Introduction:Cricket and Football are team sports which are intermittent in nature. Furthermore, there are no normative data available for cricketers and footballers specific to Indian Population. Data obtained will be useful for coaches, physiotherapists, sports scientists to determine the fitness level of athletes. The study aimed to evaluate Yo -Yo Intermittent Recovery Test level 1 (YYIRT1) in Cricket and Football Players to obtain age & sex specific baseline data. The study focused on assessing & providing normative values of YYIRT1 and designing training program for cricketers & footballers.Methods:Total 159 participants took part in the study - 51 cricketers, 58 footballers and 50 age-matched control. It is a Cross-sectional study design. Volunteered participants were included in the study based on inclusion criteria. Participants were screened using ACSM - Pre-Participation Screening Questionnaire. Heart rate was recorded using Polar H10. Distance covered in YYIRT1 was used to obtain the predicted Vo2max values.Result:Predicted Vo2max of Cricketers (42.15±1.89), Footballers (42.72±2.31), Age-matched control (38.68±1). Whisker box plot shows, Footballers had equal quartile distribution while cricketers’ quartiles were not equally distributed.Conclusion:This study provides the baseline data of YYIRT1 for cricketers and footballers. Aerobic capacity of football players shows moderately higher vo2max compared with cricketers and age-matched control. Significant difference in vo2max was founded in untrained healthy athletic participants.Implications:Future research should be conducted in different regions of India to bring the normative data for YYIRT1 in Indian population, as the physical and physiological characteristics of different regions can show varied level in Vo2max.