International Journal of Physical Education, Fitness and Sports (IJPEFS)
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Effect of Different Surfaces of Circuit Training on Speed of School Boys
Get PDFForty five boys in the age group of 13 to 14 years of Alagappa Model school, Karaikudi were selected at random and were divided randomly into three groups namely sand circuit training group, concrete circuit training group and control group. The experimental groups participated in the training programme for a period of 6 weeks. The sand circuit training group did circuit training on sand surface whereas concrete circuit training group did circuit training on concrete surface. During this period, the control group was let off without any training. The data were collected on speed, before training (pre-test) as well as after 6 weeks of training (post-test). Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. The result of the study clearly indicated that the sand circuit training group had improved the speed to a greater degree than concrete circuit training group
Assessment of a Proposed Freestyle Swimming Skills Improvement Program for Female College Students
Get PDFThe purpose of the study was to assess a proposed freestyle swimming skills improvement program for female college students. Participants were 87 college female students who were assessed in their freestyle swimming performance through performance test rubric, interview and observation. The proposed freestyle swimming skills improvement program for female college students was designed based on the freestyle skill performance rating of the students and based from the format of Hannula. Findings revealed that, in general the freestyle swimming performance of the respondents is fair. The proposed freestyle swimming skills improvement program for female students of AUF was assessed as excellent and may serve as a viable tool to improve the skills of female college students
The Working and Middle Class Disparities in Sports Participation among Girls Students of Hyderabad District
Get PDFThe present study is designed to examine social class differences in sport participations among girl students of Hyderabad District. It is assumed that working class girls will have greater participation in college competitive sports than the middle class girls do. A total of 120 participants were randomly selected from different colleges of Hyderabad District Sindh, consisting of sport participants and non-participants of college-girl students. The instruments that have been applied in the present study are personal information questionnaire, self-esteem questionnaire, adjective checklist, attitude towards out-door games and college principal information questionnaire. Different statistical procedures (e.g., reliability Coefficient, test, etc,) were applied to analyze the data by using Statistical package for Social Science (SPSS) The main objective of this study was to investigate the social class difference in the sport participants among female students in Hyderabad District Sindh, to provide mass awareness of sports and healthful activities to them and focus the attention of female students of Hyderabad District towards physical education and sports. The main colleges of the Hyderabad District were selected for the present study. The focus of the study was to undertake research on middle and working class participants. In this context other related factors such as social status, time spent by female students in sports, their problems like ethnic, societal and parental attitudes towards female sports are identified. The basic purpose of the study was also to survey sports facilities available in girls’ college, realizing the social class belongingness of sports participants, to measure self-esteem and self-adequacy of the female college students and to measure the attitude of people towards female sports. It also explores dominant factor that play a vital role in the development of attitudes of the youth that helped significantly in promoting the process of national integration. In view of the changing trends in respect of modernizing physical education, the present study is an attempt to 'divert the attention of the society towards female participation in sports and to give physical education a professional meaning for the integration and total development of girl’s personality; and to confirm whether female participants having social class difference have significant effect on their perception and self-esteem scores. Many parents feel that the impact of sports activities would negatively affect their body features. In our tradition bound society, number of widely held beliefs, though significantly inaccurate, this may be one of the-reasons for parents to discourage their daughters to participate in s ports. Due to in adequate knowledge of physical education and sports, it is believed that girls participation in competitive sports is physically dangerous, as they may eventually lose their femininity and harm delicate female reproductive system. This study has also dealt with to analyze the perceptions of female participants about being more affectionate, smart, physicality and socially strong and, adjustable in tackling the affairs of the society in terms of understanding, predicting, communicating and controlling individuals. Further, to investigate whether female sport participants. have better capacity to cope up with the pressure of competition, crowd and its behavior, importance of winning, influence of coach, parents, friends, and observe the societal attitude 'with confidence to make them responsible citizens
Effect of Plyometric Training and Saq Training Followed by Detraining on Agility of Intercollegiate Level Footballers
Get PDFThirty male soccer players aged between 18 and 26 years from Nirmala college in Ernakulam District, Kerala were selected. They were randomly divided into three groups of ten each, out of which group I (n = 10) consisted of SAQ (speed, agility, quickness) training, group II (n = 10) consisted Plyometric training and group III (n = 10) consisted control group. The dependant variable was agility. The season of training period was divided into three. The first training season was later pre-season, which consisted of four weeks of training with three days (three sessions) of training and before the training session was a rest day. The second training season was the In-season, which consisted of two weeks with two days (two sessions) of training and before the training session was a rest day. The third training season was in the closed-season, which consisted of two weeks. The subjects of SAQ group and Plyometric group were made to undergo de-training. Pre-test was conducted for all the three groups before giving the training and post-test was conducted after 6 weeks of training. The de-training effect was measured after the two weeks of de-training. The statistical technique used was ANCOVA. The results of the study showed that SAQ training improved agility better than Plyometric training. The results of the 2 weeks de-training programme showed that SAQ training improved agility better than Plyometric training among the male inter-collegiate level footballers
A Comparative Study on Team Cohesion among Batsmen and Spin Bowlers in Cricket
Get PDFThe aim of this study was to compare the team cohesion among batsmen and spin bowlers were participated in the 2012 Buck Cricket Tournament was conducted by YMCA College of physical education, Chennai. The study was administered on 20 batsmen and 20 spin bowlers in the age group of 18 to 25 and completed the Group environment questionnaire (Carron, A.V et., al. 1985). Batsmen have an average to moderate skill in Team Cohesion and Spin bowlers need more time is required to spend in the team cohesion. The obtain T ratio value on the score of team cohesion 1.235 was lower than the required table value of 2.024, which proved that there was no significant difference on team cohesion among batsmen and spin bowlers in cricket. Finally batsmen have dominated more team cohesion than the spin bowlers
A Computer-Aided Instruction in Teaching History and Development in Bowling
Get PDFThis exploratory study evaluated the proposed Computer Aided Instruction in Bowling on human-computer interaction. Thirty five learners who were enrolled in Angeles University Foundation participated in the study taking up P.E. 03 bowling as their subject. Results indicated that the students and teachers response had considered the Computer Aided Instruction in the teaching of History and Development of Bowling an important medium that supplements activity in motivating the students to fully participate in the upcoming actual bowling drills and tournament. It was also concluded that computer-aided instruction in teaching the history and development of bowling was effective to the assimilation of important facts of the lesson for it is being comprehensive, simple and easy to understand on the part of the students
Comparative Analysis on Physical Fitness Variables Among batsmen and Wicketkeepers in Cricket
Get PDFThe purpose of the present study was to compare the Physical Fitness variables of Batsmen and Wicketkeepers in cricket. The study was administered on 20 batsmen and 20 wicketkeepers in the age group of 18 to 25 years were participated in the 2012 Buck Cricket Tournament was conducted by YMCA College of physical education, Chennai. The Physical Fitness variable which was used in this study is Flexibility, Agility, Speed, and Balance. To find out the significance difference t-test was used. The level of significance was chosen as 0.05 levels. Result of this study reveals that there was significant difference exit between the Flexibility (2.787) and no significant difference exit between the Balance (0.516), Agility (0.643), Speed (1.327) of Batsmen and Wicketkeepers in cricket as the tabulated ‘t’(2.024)
A Comparative Study on Physical Variables of Club and Non-Club Cricketers in Kolkata India
Get PDFThe purpose of the study was to compare the physical fitness components among the club and non-club cricketers. 30 (15 club & 15 non-club) cricketers were selected as subjects. The age of the subjects was 17 to 28 years. Age, Height and Weight were taken as personal data. Selected physical fitness components were measured as criterion by standard tests. The subject was taken randomly. Data were collected in the afternoon (3-4:30 p.m.) consecutively four days. Mean, Standard Deviation and independent t-test was used. Significant level was set at 0.05 levels. Club cricketers were significantly better than nonclub cricketers on Agility, Sit-ups & standing broad jump and there were insignificant difference between club and non-club cricketers on selected other physical fitness components
Golas Orientation and Pre-Competitive Stress of Brasilians Track and Field Athletes
No full textThe aim of this study is correlate the level of the stress pre competitive with the motivational orientation of the young athletes who participate in the sport competition. Through a research correlational we studied 25 younger Brazilians athletes of athletics (mean age 15.20±1.91) in Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo City, Brazil; as instrumental we applied the List Of Symptoms Of "Stress" Pre-Competitive Youth Children and Teosq, then we tested the stability of the instruments and their correlation. Corresponding to the Teosq scale the Alpha was 0.69 for ego orientations and 0.75 for task orientation; for the stress scale, the Alpha result was 0.86, the average of task orientation was 4.20 and ego orientation was 2.64 showing that the group has tendency to task orientation; the level of stress was moderate and no significant correlations was found. We can conclude that both instruments tested in this study had a stable reliability and the pre-competitive stress, can cause changes in the behavior of a consistent athlete before the competition, disfiguring your sleep, and during sports practice, impair its performance
Effect of Free Hand Exercises on Circulatory System and Respiratory System
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to find out the effect of free hand exercises on circulatory system and respiratory system. For the purpose of this study total sixty (60) students were randomly selected who were studying in Bachelor of Physical Education and Master of Physical Education course from Department of Physical Education, Institute of Professional Studies, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. All the subjects were divided into two group's i.e. experimental group and control group and each group have thirty (30) students. Experimental group was received forty five (45) minutes of training per day except Sunday for duration of eight (08) weeks. The subject's age was ranging between 20 to 25 years. Paired „t" test was used and the level of significance was set at 0.05. All the statistical calculations were made through Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 16.0. The results of this study reveal that free hand exercises have no effect on circulatory system and respiratory system