Effect of Sand Training and Spring Board Training on Selected Speed and Endurance Parameters of Football Players

The ancient philosopher Aristotle of Greece proclaimed the quality of people, quoted by Bucher as follows: "The body is the temple of the soul and to reach harmony of body, mind, and spirit, the body must be physically fit". The efficiency of the human body depends upon many factors. With the enhanced status of sports in society, the provision of sports training has become very important although the need for competent training has long been recognized.Over three thousand years ago, the Greeks saw the need to provide effective and efficient training for the athletes taking part in the Olympics games. But since the 1950s many countries have recognized the importance of an effective sports training program in a wide range of activities not only for success in major international competitions but also for the development of healthy participants comprehensive sports training program is the key factor in producing skillful high performance.Day-to-day life needs a graceful movement of the body segments in normal men and much more in athletes. The efficiency of the human body depends upon many factors. Physical fitness is an important factor as it is a prerequisite to skill-teaching and performance in sports and games.