STUDY OF SELECTED MOTOR FITNESS VARIABLES BETWEEN INDIVIDUALAND DUAL SPORT ATHLETES

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the motor fitness variables between individual and dual sport athletes. The present study was conducted on a sample of fifty (N=50), which includes twenty five each, individual sport (N =25, mean ± SD: age 15.52 ± 1.16 years, 1 height 157.16 ± 0.75cm, weight 48.52 ± 1.46 kg, BMI 19.63 ± 0.51) and dual sport (N =25, mean 2 ± SD: age 15.32 ± 1.03 years, height 156.24 ± 0.88 cm, weight 48.16 ± 1.69 kg, BMI 19.74 ± 0.59) male athletes selected from various schools affiliated to Punjab School Education Board. Purposive sampling technique was applied. All the participants were informed about the aim and methodology of the study and they volunteered to participate in this study. All the participants were assessed for height, weight and selected motor fitness characteristics. The height of the subjects was measured with anthropometric rod to the nearest 0.5 cm. The weight of subjects was measured by using portable weighing machine to the nearest 0.5 kg. Sit-ups test was used to assess the muscular strength. Shuttle run test was used to monitor the agility. The vertical jump test was used to measure explosive power of the legs, speed was determined by 50 meters dash whereas 600 yards run or walk test was used to measure cardiovascular endurance of the subjects. The independent samples t-test was applied to assess the differences between individual and dual sport athletes. The findings of present study revealed significant differences between individual and dual sport athletes with regard to the variables strength (p