International Journal of Physical Education, Fitness and Sports (IJPEFS)
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Influence of Recreational Games on Selected Fitness Components, Cognitive Skills and Psychomotor Abilities among Mild Intellectually Challenged Children
Get PDFMost children have the option to participate in recreation, after school activities, weekend team sports, and summer camps. At school, they have a chance to exercise in physical education classes and in the playground at recess. However, these are limited for children with disabilities. Children with disabilities want to have friends, enjoy activities, and be included like everyone else. Like other children their interests range from swimming and sports, to visiting parks and playgrounds and attending summer camps with friends. The purpose of this study was to find out Influence of Recreational games on selected fitness components, cognitive skills and psychomotor abilities among mild intellectually challenged children from age group of 10 to 15 years both boys and girls and forty five students who were study in Coimbatore District. The subjects were divided in to three groups, each group consisting of 15 each. Experimental group I participated in unified play activities with partner who is normal for a period of 12 weeks training. Experimental group II participated in unified play activities among themselves for a period of 12 weeks training. Control group did not participate in unified play activities. The subjects were tested on selected criterion variables physical fitness variables as flexibility, leg explosive power and balance, Cognitive skills span of memory and span of attention and psychomotor ability reaction time, finger – eye coordination and hand – eye coordination before the training and after 12 weeks of training. The analysis of covariance was applied to find out the significant difference among the 10 -14 years of all groups in the selected variables. The “t” ratio was applied to find out significant improvement in the selected variables in each group
Effect of Specific Drills Training Programme on Agility among Nagaland University Hockey Players
Get PDFThe purpose of the study was to find out the effect of specific drills training on agility among Nagaland University hockey players. To achieve this purpose of the study, thirty men hockey players were selected as subjects who were from the various schools, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland. The selected subjects were aged between 19 to 24 years. They were divided into two equal groups of fifteen each, Group I underwent specific drills training and Group II acted as control that did not participate in any special training apart from their regular sports and games practices. The subjects were tested on selected criterion variables such as agility prior to any immediately after the training period. The selected criterion variable such as agility was measuring by Hexagon test. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the significant differences if any, between the experimental group and control group on selected criterion variable. The 0.05 level of confidence was fixed to test the sign ificance, which was considered as an appropriate. The result of the present study has revealed that there was a significant difference among the experimental and control group on agility
Impact of Yogic Practices on Selected Health Related Fitness Parameters of Tribal Students
Get PDFThis study investigated the impact of yogic practices on selected health related fitness parameters of Tribal students. To achieve the purpose of the study, 30 tribal students were selected from N.S.Iya memorial higher secondary school, Ketti Palada, Nilgiris District. The subjects were randomly assigned to two equal groups (n=15). Group- I underwent Yogic practices (YTG) and group - II was acted as a control group (CG). Yoga training was given to the experimental group for 3 days per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) for a period of twelve weeks. The control group was not given any sort of training except their routine work. The health related fitness parameters namely muscular strength (measured by one minute sit ups test) and flexibility (measured by sit and reach test) were assessed before and after the training period. The data collected from the subjects was statistically analyzed using‘t’ test to find out significant improvement if any at 0.05 level of confidence. The result of the muscular strength and flexibility speculated significant improvement due to the influence of Yogic practices with the limitations of diet, climate, lifestyle status and previous training. The result of the present study coincides with the findings of the investigation done by different experts in the field of sports sciences. Yogic practices significantly improved muscular strength and flexibility of Tribal students
Effect of isolated and combined training of aerobic and yoga on hemoglobin among school students
Get PDFThe purpose of the study was to find out the effect of isolated and combined training of aerobic and yoga on hemoglobin among school students. To achieve this purpose of the study, sixty female students were selected as subjects who were from the INDUS International School, Bangalore. The selected subjects were aged between 15 to 18 years. They were divided into four equal groups of fifteen each, Group I underwent aerobic training, Group II underwent yogic training, Group III underwent combined training and Group IV acted as control that did not participate in any special training apart from their regular curricular activities. The subjects were tested on selected criterion variable such as hemoglobin prior to and immediately after the training period. The selected criterion variable such as hemoglobin was determined through blood samples analyzed through laboratory tests. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the significant differences if any, between the experimental group and control group on selected criterion variable. In all the cases, 0.05 level of confidence was fixed to test the significance, which was considered as an appropriate. The result of the present study has revealed that there was a significant difference among the experimental and control group on hemoglobin
Effect of isolated and combined interval and continuous running on VO2 max
Get PDFThe purpose of the study was to find out the effect of isolated and combined interval and continuous running on VO2 max. For the purpose of the study forty students from the department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Annamalai University, TN were as selected. The subjects were aged between 18 to 23 years. The subjects chosen for the study were divided into four equal groups as called three experimental groups and one control group, each group consists of ten students. The data collected from the four groups prior to and post experimentation were statistically analyzed to find out the significant difference if any, by applying the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Since four groups were involved, whenever the obtained ‘F’ ratio for adjusted post test means was found to be significant, the Scheffe’s test was applied as post hoc test to determine the paired mean differences. In all the cases level of confidence was fixed at 0.05 for significance. The results the effects of isolated and combined interval have significantly contributed to improving on VO2 max
Group cohesion differentials among low and high achievers of men volleyball players
Get PDFThe purpose of the study was to find out the group cohesion differential among low and high achievers of men volley ball players. The purpose of the study was to compare the group cohesion among senior state level Men Volley ball players. To achieve this purpose of the study forty-eight volleyball players selected as low achievers from income tax, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, Tuticorin and Central Excise and forty eight volleyball players, selected as high achievers from Indian Overseas Bank, Indian Bank, State Bank and Integral Coach Factory. The subjects were aged between twenty to thirty five years. The investigator distributed group environment questionnaire to measure the group cohesion among the players. Conclusion: There was a significant difference in team involvement between low and high achievers of senior state level men volleyball players. There was no significant difference in personal involvement between low and high achievers of senior state level men volleyball players. There was a significant difference in personal involvement and term involvement among low achievers. There was a significant difference in personal involvement and team involvement among high achievers. There was a significant difference in group cohesion between low and high achievers among senior state level volleyball players, with high achievers indicating better cohesion
Impact of Speed Training and Plyometric Exercise On Triple Jump Performance Among Fewer Than 17 Boys
Get PDFThe present study is an experimental research which was concluded to find out the impact of speed training and plyometric exercise on Triple Jump performance among under 17 age boys athlete of International Indian School, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. To achieve this purpose training method was designed in which the subjects were divided from the group of two hundred and twenty -five triple jumpers which were chosen randomly for this study and they were divided into three equal groups of seventy-five each. The three experimental groups were Group A - Speed, Group B - Plyometric exercise and Group C – Speed Training. In which A & B were experimental group and C being control group. This research was based on pre-test, Treatment and post - test equivalent group design. Before the training program a pre- test for all the three groups was held. A Six-week training program was given to experimental group of Speed Training and Plyometric Exercise groups. The control group did not get the training but they had participated in other physical activities. After the Six-week training program the post - test was held for all the three groups. To analyze data, descriptive statistics was used. Further to check the effectiveness of each training program ANCOVA was applied with the pre-data as a covariate. Least significant difference was applied for post hoc analysis of variables where F-ratio was significant. The descriptive statistics for the gross scores of Spikers, Set-upper and Libero, which pertain to Mean, Standard Deviation, Minimum, Maximum, Range, Kurtosis, Skewness and Standard Error
Influence of specific drills with elastic band training on selected bio motor variables on college male tennis learners
Get PDFTo achieve the purpose of the present study thirty subjects were selected from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Maruthi College of Physical Education, Periyanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Their age ranged from 21 to 23 years. They were assigned to two group namely experimental group-I with fifteen college men who were given specific drills with elastic band training exercises for 12 weeks 5 days a week and from 5 pm to 6 pm and other group-II with fifteen boys acted as control group. The experimental group was tested on explosive power and shoulder strength. The selected criterion variables explosive power was tested with standing broad jump test and shoulder strength was tested with push ups. After twelve weeks specific drills with elastic band training exercises post test data were collected and treated with ANCOVA. The level of confidence was fixed at 0.05. The study results showed that the experimental group had significantly altered selected variables explosive power and shoulder strength which was due to the influence of specific drills with elastic band training exercises training programme. The control group did not improve on selected criterion variables
Effect of yogic practices on selected physiological variables among hypertensive middle-aged women
Get PDFThe purpose of the random group experimental study was to investigate the effect of Yogic Practices on selected Physiological variables such as Systolic, Diastolic and Body Mass Index (BMI) among Hypertensive middle aged women. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant difference due to Yogic Practices on selected Physiological variables such as Systolic, Diastolic and Body Mass Index (BMI) among Hypertensive middle-aged women than the control group. Random group experimental design was used. The random sampling design was followed to select the subjects. To achieve the purpose of the study, 30 women between the age 45 and 55 years were selected randomly from Chennai and they were divided into two groups such as Yogic Practices (Group A) and Control Group (Group B). Each group consists of 15 subjects. The pre-test was taken for the two Groups on the selected dependent variables before the start of the training program. Group A was undergoing Yogic Practices for 12weeks, 6 days a week, One-hour maximum daily and Group B (Control Group) was permitted to undergo their normal lifestyle (active rest) during the course of the experiment. After the experimental period of 12 weeks, Post-tests were conducted for the two groups on selected dependent variables. The selected Physiological variables such as Systolic, Diastolic and Body Mass Index (BMI) were measured through Lab test. Analysis of Co-Variance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the significant difference between experimental group and the Control Group. The test of significance was fixed at 0.05 level of confidence. It was concluded that Yogic Practices improved Physiological variables among Hypertensive middle-aged women than the Control Group. Hence, the hypothesis was accepted at 0.05 level of confidence
Karate in MMA Analysis of Lyoto Macida’s Career and Fighting Style
Get PDFFighting as a sport represents the phenomenon of civilization which involves refined and legalized fightbetween two people with strict limitations. Although we find roots of MMA in Ancient Greece, officially it is a relativelynew sport, created at the end of the 20th century. It united all well-known martial arts into one system, and this paperreflects on the distinguished representative and “modern ambassador” of karate, Lyoto Machida. Machida had 29official MMA fights in various organizations, and in 2009 he became the world champion at the Ultimate FightingChampionship, the world’s best MMA organization. The importance of winning this championship is great for karateand it lies in the confirmation of the applicability of karate in real fight. The aim of this paper is to describe hissuccessful career in sports and to look into the fighting style which brought him glory