Impact of Proprioceptive, Yoga and Combined Training Program on Team Cohesion in School-Level Kho-Kho Players:A Ten-Week Intervention Study

This study aimed to examine the effects of proprioceptive training, yoga training, and a combined training program on the psychological variable of team cohesion among school-level kho-kho players. Sixty male kho-kho players, aged 14 to 17, were randomly selected to participate and were evenly divided into control and experimental groups. The control group did not receive any training, while the experimental group underwent proprioceptive training, yoga training, and a combined regimen over a ten-week period. Data on team cohesion were collected from both groups before and after the intervention using the team cohesion inventory. An ANCOVA statistical analysis was performed to identify significant differences between the means at a 0.05 confidence level. The findings revealed that the experimental group, especially those participating in the combined proprioceptive and yoga training, showed significantly improved team cohesion compared to the control group (p ≤ 0.05).