Analysis of motor performance of rural and urban high school children

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to analyse the motor performance skill between rural and urban high school children. The variables selected for the study were Strength, Speed and Agility. The subject age ranged between 10 to 14 years. The subject of the study was 40 boys of rural and urban high school of Mysore district. The selected motor skills were assessed by using the standardized test manual for motor developments. The collected data on the selected variables were treated with independent ‘t’ test at motor skills. It was found that the rural high school children were better in the motor skills when compared with urban high school children.