doi no.: 05-2016-44975451

Manish Kumar¹

Affiliations

^{1Assistant Professor,  Indra Gandhi University, Meerpur Rewari Mobile- 9215543002 manishbadhwar1985@gmail.com} 

ABSTRACT

The present study has been designed to investigate the difference of selected physical fitness components between Kabaddi and Kho-Kho players. For accomplish the study total 100 players (50 of Kabaddi & 50 of Kho-Kho) of both games were selected through random sampling as subjects of this study. The age of the sample were ranged from 18 to 25. Body mass index (BMI) for obesity, 40 meter sprint for speed, standing broad jump for strength and sit and reach test for flexibility were used as criterion measure. SPSS version 17 was used to apply all statistical terms and t test was applied to compare the results. The level of significance was set at 0.05.  Results of  the study revealed that the  significant difference found between Kabaddi and Kho-Kho players in there body mass index. It was also evident that Kho-Kho players have more speed than Kabaddi players. But in the strength, the mean of Kabaddi players was high than the Kho-Kho players.  Kho-Kho players have more flexibility than the Kabaddi players.

Key words: Physical fitness, speed, strength, flexibility.

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