A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SPEED AND ENDURANCE AMONG NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL FEMALE GYMNASTS

Loveleen Bala and Vipan Kumar

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the speed and endurance differentials between national and state level female gymnasts. To achieve this purpose of study, only forty female gymnasts between the age group of 13-25 were selected through purposive sampling technique (non probability sampling technique) from Punjab state. They were twenty national level female gymnasts and twenty state level female gymnasts to find out the deference in both groups with respect to their speed and endurance. Youth physical fitness test were used to measure their fitness level. One way ANOVA (analysis of variance) statistical techniques used to analyse the scores. The results of the investigation showed highly significant in both variables of speed and endurance which were tested on 0.05 level of significance.

Keywords: Speed, Endurance and Gymnasts.