Relationship between core strength and explosive power on university male handball players

The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between core strength and explosive power in terms of vertical and horizontal on university male handball players.Twenty (20) male handball players were selected from Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Annamalai University. Explosive power in terms of vertical and horizontal was selected as criterion variable, which was measured by vertical jump and standing broad jump test. The core strength was measured by trunk flexion, trunk extension, right and left lateral trunk flexion test. The result of the study showed no significant relationship between core strength and explosive power in terms of vertical andhorizontal. It is concluded that there was no significant relationships between core strength and explosive power on university male handball players.