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[08測-口-01] A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SELECTED PHYSICAL FITNESS VARIABLES BETWEEN CRICKET AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF LATUR

PHYSICAL FITNESS, VARIABLES AMONG CRICKET AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF LATUR

*Pradeep Naganath Deshmukh¹, Shesherao Ramrao Dhondge¹, Uttam Anant Dhumal¹ (1. national association of physical education and sports sciences india)

The aim of the study was to compare the selected physical fitness variables between the Cricket and football Players of Latur who constantly participated in Inter school sports tournaments. To achieve the motive of this study, One Hundred (N=200) (100 from cricket and 100 football) Male Players were selected randomly as subjects from various schools of Latur. The subjects were selected in the age group of 14 to 16 years. Speed (50 m), Muscular endurance (sit- ups), Explosive strength (Standing Broad Jump) and Flexibility (sit and reach test) were selected as the variables of Physical fitness, for this study. ‘T’ test was applied, and level of significance was set at 0.05 level. From the study, we found that there were significant differences between the Cricket and football Players of Latur on speed, explosive strength and Flexibility. No significant difference exists on muscular endurance between the groups. Football Players of were superior in speed, stronger in explosive strength and more pliable in flexibility than the cricket Players of Latur.
Keywords: boys, cricket, football, and physical fitness