MORPHOLOGICAL STATUS OF ADOLESCENT STUDENTS OF SCHOOLS WITH OR WITHOUT SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE

Dr. Neelam Sharma

Abstract

Physical activity is an excellent medium for the children to stay healthy. The present study  was aimed to investigate the selected morphological differences among adolescent students of schools with and without infrastructure facilities. Two hundred male adolescence students were selected through purposive random sampling technique from Ferozpur district (Punjab) India. Descriptive design was applied in which the subjects were divided into two groups. All those subjects who were studying in the schools those who have sports infrastructure were taken in group A and those who do not have sports infrastructure were taken in group B. Findings of the study showed significant difference among  the variables i.e. Height, Weight, BMI and1 Body Surface. No significant difference was observed on height.

Keywords: Morphological, Adolescent, Students and Sports Infrastructure.