The Effect Of Functional Movement Exercises On The Strength And Agility Of Boxing Students

Aims: The specific strength and agility qualities of boxing students are the winning factors and the training methods to be used to improve them are a pressing issue.Functional movement exercises are a means of training based on the actual physical function and the specific characteristics of the sport in which one participates.They treat the movement as a complete movement chain and focus on the flexibility and stability of the body joints along the chain in order to avoid injuries and athletic disadvantages during the training of individual joints.In recent years,scholars at home and abroad have paid great attention to the application of functional training in physical education,but there has been little research on the application and effects of functional training in boxing teaching.This study investigates the effect of functional movement exercises on the strength and agility quality of boxing students by using boxing students from Luohe Sports School as experimental subjects to provide a new teaching method and practical reference for the teaching of boxing special classes.Methods: The study used a controlled trial research design.The study was based on the literature method and expert interviews for the movement design of functional training,and the intervention was validated through an experimental method.The study began with a sample size calculation to determine the need to recruit 44boxing-specific students(age: 16-17 years),who were randomly divided into an intervention group(functional training group)and a control group(traditional resistance strength training),followed by an 8-week intervention.Before and after the intervention,the boxing students’ specific strength(1-minute sandbag strike,barbell press)and agility(T-test,hexagonal ball test,defensive dodge)were measured.The measured data were also collated and statistically analysed by SPSS 26.0 software.The statistical methods used were mainly normality test,paired samples t-test for within-group comparisons,independent samples t-test for between-group comparisons,and calculation of effect sizes(ES)for the presentation of differences.Results:(1)Before the intervention,there was no significant difference between the intervention and control groups in strength and agility quality indicators(p>0.05);(2)After the intervention,comparison between the two groups revealed that the control group was slightly higher than the intervention group in strength quality tests such as the 1-minute sandbag hit(t=-0.28,p>0.05,ES=-0.39)and the barbell flat press(t=-0.49,p>0.05,ES=0.07)(3)After the intervention,the intervention group significantly improved the T-test(t=-2.87,p<0.01,ES=0.4),the hexagonal ball test(t=0.13,p<0.05,ES=0.35),the defensive dodge index(t=2.81,p<0.01,ES=0.35),and the strength test.p<0.01,ES=0.4)and other sensitivity indicators;(4)After the intervention,the intervention group was found to be better than the control group in terms of sensitivity indicators such as T-test(t=-2.87,p<0.01,ES=0.4),hexagonal ball test(t=0.13,p<0.05,ES=0.35),and defensive dodge indicator(t=2.81,p<0.01,ES=0.40)The results were better than those of the control group.Conclusion: Both the functional movement exercise group and the control group were effective in improving the specific strength and agility qualities of boxing students,but overall,functional training was more effective than traditional resistance strength training in improving the specific strength and agility qualities of boxing students.