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BACKGROUND & PURPOSE: FOOTBALL game is excessively based on leg exercises like; kicking jumping and sprinting almost 10km of area is covered by a player during the game and is required to sprint repeatedly within arbitrary intervals during the games. So, the players need an appropriate strength, endurance, flexibility, agility and speed to enhance their performance. For their better performance plyometric, combined resistance and speed training will improve their jump, leg strength, power, change of direction pick-up and stop will improved by this training protocol. Evaluated by yo-yo intermittent recovery test level1, vertical jump test and sit and reach test. So, that we will measure the improvement of the performance of the athletes. METHODOLOGY: 60 players were recruited based on inclusion and exclusion criteria with the age group 18-25 years. 30 participants have completed the plyometric training 2 days/week for 6 weeks. Vertical jump test, sit and reach test and YO-YO IRTL1 were taken as an outcome measure. All the parameters were used pre and post treatment. RESULT: Result were statistically analyzed using paired t test by using SPSS version 25 and excel 2019, there was significant improvement in vertical jump test, sit and reach test and YO-YOIRTL1 in football players and significance level was kept at P<0.05. CONCLUSION: This study concludes that 6 weeks of plyometric, combined resistance and speed training has shown the significant effect on improving jump, flexibility, endurance, strength, agility and speed in football players. Plyometric training is more effective than combined resistance and speed training this training was improving the sports performance of the players.