Different stretching methods of the quadriceps muscles on agility performance in female cricket players of 13-15 years age

Background: Stretching is widely used for various therapeutic purposes, fitness programs, & athletic events. Quondam research shows that stretching may have the pernicious result on performance, therefore precise knowledge of its effects on performance is important to take adequate stretching techniques into consideration for sports training and therapeutic interventions.   Need of study: The purpose of our study was to inspect the changes resulting in agility performance from various stretching techniques (static stretching & muscle energy technique) descriptor for the quadriceps muscle group.  Method: 60 female cricket players of age 13-15 years were selected to perform the stretching techniques (no stretch, static stretch & muscle energy technique for quadriceps) on three successive days & completed the agility T-test after the three stretching techniques were executed. Result: The mean of agility t-test time were: control group (no stretch) =16.93 seconds, static stretch group=16.3 seconds, muscle energy technique group=16.18 seconds. The test of significance ANOVA shows no statistical significant difference, F=2.8, p=0.05, for the control group (no stretch), static stretching, and muscle energy technique in agility T-test times. Statistical T-test analysis reveals that there is a significant difference between no stretch (control group) and MET group, p-value 0.02 & non-significant difference between no stretch (control group) & static stretch group, p-value 0.057 & static stretch & MET group, p-value 0.72.  Conclusion: To conclude, results of our study evince that there is no significant effect on agility after receiving the different stretching techniques with respect to quadriceps muscle.