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    CORE TRAINING ON STRENGTH AND MUSCULAR ENDURANCE OF VOLLEYBALL ATHLETES OF ADEYEMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ONDO STATE.NIGERIA.
    (Journal of Human Kinetics and Health Education Pedagogy, Ekiti state University Ado-Ekiti., 2023) BAKINDE, S.T; AKINKUADE, T.S.; ADEOYE, S.A; ALABIDUN,M.,
    Volleyball is a sport with numerous complicated demands that need an aggregation of fitness, skill, team tactics and strategies, and motivational attitude. Therefore, to be successful, volleyball players can use integral training for conditioning quick, volleyball maneuvers through bursts of intense exercises and drills. The study investigated the effect of 6 weeks of core training on the muscular strength and muscular endurance of volleyball athletes of Adeyemi College of Education volleyball players. A pre-test post-test control group quasi experimental design was adopted for this study. All the 26 registered volleyball athletes in Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo were selected for this study using purposive sampling technique Isometric core exercises were used as the intervention exercise for a duration of six weeks. The instruments used for this study include the tape rule, weight scale; plank test and push-up test were used to collect data on the muscular endurance and muscular strength of the participants. The results of the findings show a significant effect of the 6 weeks’ core training intervention on muscular endurance, F(1,20)=5.072,p=.036; and the F value of F(1,20)=4.543,p=.0.046 was obtained for muscular strength which indicated that the effect of the intervention was significant. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that there is an observable improvement in the participants’ endurance after the intervention training and the core training intervention led to improved muscular strength of the participants.