A comparative study on skill related fitness between residential and non-residential school boys

Abstract

The aim of the study was to find out the Skill Related Fitness between Residential and Non Residential school boys. Sixty (60) school children’s (30 Residential Boys and 30 Non Residential Boys) were selected as the subjects for this study. The age of the subjects range from 14 to 17 years. The data were collected from Patha-Bhavana school, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West-Bengal, India. The variables for this study were selected Agility, Speed, and Power. These variables were measured by Agility in Shuttle Run to measure in Seconds, Speed in 50 yard dash to measure in Seconds, and Power in Standing Broad Jump to measures in Meters. All the tests were analyzed by sample “t”-test to calculate the collected data at 0.05 level of Significant. The result shows that in case of Agility there is No significance difference was found between Residential and Non Residential school boys, in case of Speed there is also No significance difference was found between Residential and Non Residential school boys, but in case of Power there is a significance difference was found between Residential and Non Residential school boys.