A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SELECTED PHYSICAL & PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES OF SCHOOL LEVEL FOOTBALLERS AND SWIMMERS

Dr. Amit Kr. Srivastva and Dr. Rishi Tripathi

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the present study was to compare the selected physical & physiological variables of school level footballers and swimmers. Total 50 (30 footballers and 20 swimmers) subjects from different C.B.S.E. schools, were selected for this study. Their age ranged between 14-18 years. The selected physical variables (Speed, Strength, Endurance, and Flexibility) & physiological variables (Pulse Rate, Blood Pressure, Vital Capacity, and Peak Flow Rate) were considered for the study. It was hypothesised that no significant difference would be found between selected physical & physiological variables of school level footballers and swimmers. For analysis of the data Mean & SD were calculated and to examine the significance difference between the group mean of different physical & physiological variables, ‘t’ test was applied, and level of confidence was set at .05 level. Significant difference found between the means of selected physical (speed, endurance & flexibility) variables of football players and swimmers. No significant difference found between the means of one physical (strength) and all physiological variables (pulse rate, vital capacity & peak flow rate) of football players and swimmers. Mean value indicates that in speed and endurance football players are better than swimmers, Mean value indicates that in strength and flexibility swimmers are better than football players. Mean value indicates that in physiological variables - pulse rate swimmers are better than football players, vital capacity & peak flow rate football players are better than swimmers.

Keyword: Pulse Rate, Vital Capacity, Peak Flow Rate, Swimmer and Footballer.