Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part A (2024)

Background: Football is the world’s leading sport, which requires players to perform repeated, high-intensity movements as well as quick direction changes. Football players require flexibility, power, strength, agility, and endurance in every muscle throughout the body in order to perform these skills. Hip mobility also contributes to better balance and stability, which are essential for maintaining control during dynamic movements and resisting forces from opponents. 
Aim: To study the effect of hip sliding exercises on Hip ROM, Hip flexibility, dribbling time and Kicking velocity on football players.
Methodology: Total no. of 55 players were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Assessments of the outcome measures were conducted before and after ten sessions of hip sliding exercise. The outcome measures were Hip ROM, Bent knee fallout test, Thomas test, 90-90 straight leg test, dribbling test, and kick velocity.
Results: The comparison between pre and 10 sessions post hip sliding exercises showed Statistically and clinically significant improvement in all the outcome measures. (p-value < 0.05).
Conclusion: The study conclude that hip sliding exercise is very effective in improving Hip ROM, Hip Flexibility which contribute to significant improvement in performance in football players.