Comparison of the Selected Motor Fitness Components among Different Match Practice Group

 Maithili Sharan Tripathi and Rajeev Sharma 

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to compare the motor fitness components among different match practice group, to achieve this purpose fifty male sports person from the Department of Physical Education and Department of Education, Sitapur Shiksha Sansthan, Sitapur were selected as the subject. All subjects were practicing regularly and related from different team games like Hockey, Football, volleyball, basketball and handball, who had participated in National, Interuniversity and as well as in state championship were selected as the subject for this study. Their age ranged from 21 to 27 year old, the study was confined to the selected motor fitness components namely Muscular Endurance, Speed, and Agility. The data of selected subject for motor fitness components (muscular endurance, speed, and Agility) were recorded by different measures, for muscular endurance, speed and Agility, data were observed by performing the 600 meter run/walk, 50 meter dash and Shuttle Run. There is significant difference found between the mean value of motor fitness components (muscular endurance (F= 62.67)and  agility(F= 3.104)  among different match practice group. And no significant differences were found for the mean vaule of speed (F=2.227) among different match practice group. With the limitations of the study it may be concluded that, there was no significant difference found between the different match practice groups i.e. Hockey, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, and Handball in relation to their motor fitness component (speed) and there was also no significant difference found between the hockey and handball in relation to their motor fitness component (agility). On the other hand there was significant difference found between the different match group i.e. Hockey, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, and Handball in relation to their muscular endurance and agility (accept hockey and handball), when the subjects were involved in similar type of daily routine.

Keywords: Speed, Muscular Endurance and Agility