ISSN NO : 2277-3665
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Article Name :
COMPARISON OF PHYSICAL FITNESS VARIABLES BETWEEN FULLBACK FOOTBALL AND HOCKEY PLAYERS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY
Author Name :
Hari Singh
Publisher :
Ashok Yakkaldevi
Article Series No. :
ISRJ-339
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Abstract :
The purpose of the study was to analyze the differences in physical fitness variables between fullback football and hockey players. This study was conducting on 60 football and hockey players with an aim to find out differences in physical fitness variables between the fullback football (n=30) and fullback hockey (n=30). The data for the present study were collected in the inter college competition organized by Himachal Pradesh University. AAHPER physical fitness test (AAHPER. 1976) was used to assess the physical fitness level. To analyze the difference in physical fitness variable between two groups of football and hockey players were determined through ‘t’ test. From the findings, it has been found that fullback hockey players possessed significantly lesser abdominal strength endurance and greater cardio-vascular endurance as compared to fullbacks of football players. There was no significant difference existed in arm and shoulder strength endurance, agility, leg explosive strength and speed between them.
Keywords :
  • physical fitness
  • fullback