International Research Journal of Education and Technology

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of plyometric  exercises on the development of explosive power  among Basket Ball Players of Hyderabad District in Telangana State. For the present study the 30 basket ball players who were studying in Hyderabad and Telangana were selected at random and their age ranged from 18 to 22years. For the present study pretest – posttest random group design which consists of control group and experimental group was used. The subjects were randomly assigned to two equal groups of thirty (15) each and named as Experimental group and Control group. In which group – I (n=15) underwent plyometric exercises  for three days per week for six  weeks, group – II (n=15) act as a control group.The standing Broad Jump Test Pre and Post Test were conducted among two groups to assess the explosive power of legs. The  results of the study it was found that there was a significant difference of performance due to Plyometric exercises when compared with the control group for development of Explosive Power. Key words: Sprinters, Plyometric, Explosive Power , Basket Ball  etc.