A study on selected fitness variable of taekwondo players between hill and plain area

Abstract

The objective of the study was to compare the fitness variables of taekwondo players between hill and plain area For the study 20 female athletes were selected randomly as the subject for the study. Among them 10 were selected randomly from Kalimpong (Kalijhora Yuwa club) W.B and rest of 10 were selected from Bolpur martial art club WB. The age of the subjects were ranged between (15-20). The fitness variables selected purposively were Speed, Agility, Explosive Strength and Cardio-respiratory Endurance. Standard tests and measurements were used for collecting the data. The data were then computed by using descriptive statistics and independent t-test. The result of the study showed that the hill area athlete group was in upper side in respect to speed (t-5.035), agility (t-4.296), explosive strength (t-2.073) and cardio-respiratory endurance (t-3.252) than the plain area athlete group.