A survey study on speed and endurance of rural and urban kho-kho players of Nagpur district

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to compare the speed and endurance of the rural and urban secondary school boy’s Kho-Kho players of Nagpur district of Maharashtra State. A total of 100 Kho-Kho players (50 each) of 14–17 years age were randomly selected from different rural and urban schools in Nagpur district. Selected variables, that is, the speed and endurance were measured using respective techniques and equipment. The between-group differences were taken into assessment for study. The analysis of obtained data was made by “t” ratio at 0.05 level of significance. On the basis of the results, it was concluded that there were significant differences in speed and endurance. The study revealed that the rural Kho-Kho players were significantly higher in speed and endurance than the urban Kho-Kho players of Nagpur district.