Comparative study of speed and agility between football and hockey players

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to compare speed (30m dash) and agility (shuttle run) between football and hockey players of SAI North East Regional Centre, Imphal. Fifty male players (N=50), twenty-five (25) players each from the game of football and hockey, were selected as subjects of the study. The age of the subjects was ranged from 15-20 years. The speed was measured through 30m dash and agility through shuttle run. The ‘t’ test was employed for analysing the data and the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. According to our findings, no significant differences were found with regards to speed (30m dash; t=1.55) and agility (shuttle run; t=0.46) between football and hockey players.