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The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of plyometric training with and without yogic practices on balance among handball players. To achieve the purpose the study, forty five handball players were selected from Alagappa University College of Physical Education, Karaikudi were randomly selected as subjects. As per the records, their age ranged from 18 to 25 years. For this study the true randomized experimental group design has been employed with three groups namely plyometric training with yogic exercises group, plyometric training without yogic exercises group and control group with 15 subjects each. Group I and II participated their respective treatments for a period of twelve weeks and no training were given to the control group. The three groups were statistically analysed by using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). In case of significance of mean difference was observed on the criterion measure, to find out which pair of group is high among the others, as a post – hoc test, the Scheffe’s test was applied. The result of the study reveals that there was a significant improvement on the balance when compared to the control group and plyometric training without yogic practices after the completion of twelve weeks of plyometric training programme with yogic practices.