Comparative study of selected physical fitness variables among men football and hockey players

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the physical fitness variables among intercollegiate level men football and hockey players. To accomplish the goal of the current research thirty Intercollegiate Football and Hockey Men Players who were active in sports age ranged from 20 to 25 years old randomly selected from Department of Physical Education, Pondicherry University. They are randomly divided and employed into two equal groups, consist of 15 members each. Group-I Football players and, Group-II Hockey players. The subjects were measured by their speed, agility and lower body strength. The collected data were subjected to statistical treatment “t” ratio was employed, separately for each and agility between football and hockey players. The calculation “t” ratio was tested for significance at 0.05 level of confidence. The subjects living condition and lifestyle were not taken into consideration for this study.