A comparative study of general motor abilities of handball and hockey players

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine and compare different general motor abilities of national/ interuniversity level handball and hockey players of Haryana. A random sampling of 50(25 from each game) male players of these games were selected from different district of Haryana at national/ interuniversity level, between the age group of 18-24 years. Only three test items named medicine ball throw, 60 yard dash and standing broad jump were tested on different team game players. The data were collected through Barrow General Motor Ability test and t-test was applied to find the result of motor abilities. After analyzed the data it observed that Handball players are better in shoulder strength and explosive power of legs. Hockey players are more speedy than handball players.