COMBINED AND INDIVIDUALIZED EFFECT OF CROSS TRAINING AND GAME-SPECIFIC EXERCISES ON SELECTED PHYSICAL PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PERFORMANCE FACTORS OF FIELD HOCKEY PLAYERS Thesis Submitted to the BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI through the DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION A.V.V.M. SRI PUSHPAM COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), POONDI for the award of the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION By V. SAMINATHAN Under the Guidance of Dr. C. ROBERT ALEXANDAR, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Head DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION A.V.V.M. SRI PUSHPAM COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) POONDI-613 503, THANJAVUR DISTRICT JUNE 2012 A. VEERIYA VANDAYAR MEMORIAL SRI PUSHPAM COLLEGE (Autonomous) POONDI-613 503, THANJAVUR – DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA. Dr. C. ROBERT ALEXANDAR, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Head, Department of Physical Education. Mobile: 94431 26428 e-mail:
[email protected] Date : CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the thesis entitled “COMBINED AND INDIVIDUALIZED EFFECT OF CROSS TRAINING AND GAME-SPECIFIC EXERCISES ON SELECTED PHYSICAL PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PERFORMANCE FACTORS OF FIELD HOCKEY PLAYERS” submitted to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, for the award of the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, embodies the result of the bonafide research work carried out by V. SAMINATHAN, under my guidance and supervision in the Department of Physical Education, A.V.V.M. Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. I further certify that no part of the thesis has been submitted anywhere