EFFECT OF JUDO KATA TRAINING ON EYE-FOOT COORDINATION OF JUDO PLAYERS AGED 17 TO 19 YEARS BOYS

This empirical investigation explores the impact of Judo Kata training on the neuromuscular coordination specifically, the eye-foot synchrony of collegiate male students aged 17 to 19 years. The primary objective was to analyse and compare the adjusted mean scores of eye-foot coordination between a treatment cohort subjected to Judo Kata regimens and a non-intervention control cohort, utilizing baseline coordination metrics as covariates through the application of Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). A purposive sample of 70 male undergraduates from Prakash College, Kandivali (W), was bifurcated into two homogeneous subgroups: an experimental arm and a control arm, each comprising 35 participants. The experimental group engaged in a meticulously structured 16-week Judo Kata training protocol, entailing five sessions per week, each of 60 minutes’ duration. The regimen emphasized the technical execution of traditional throwing forms (Nage No Kata), encompassing Te Waza (hand techniques), Koshi Waza (hip techniques), Ashi Waza (foot techniques), Ma Sutemi Waza (rear sacrifice techniques), and Yoko Sutemi Waza (side sacrifice techniques).