Author(s): Padam Dev Singh

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to compare selected motor fitness components inter university and national male hockey players of Jammu and Kashmir. For the present study, 15 players who represented Jammu university male players in 2017 were selected while as 15 players who represented Jammu and Kashmir at National were selected. The age of the subjects ranged between 18- 24 years. The study was confined to selected motor fitness components namely speed, abdominal strength, agility and cardiovascular endurance. The data were recorded by different tools/tests like 50 meter dash, sit ups, shuttle run (4×10 m), and 600 meter run as prescribed in Test Evaluation Accreditation Measurements and Standards by Kansal (2018). To find out the significance difference between hockey and hockey male players on selected motor fitness components, ’t’ test was applied at 0.05 level of significance. The results of the study revealed that there was significance difference attained on speed and agility. Players were performed better than hockey players in speed and agility. There was no significant difference obtained on abdominal strength and cardiovascular endurance. Keywords: Abdominal strength, agility, cardiovascular endurance, speed.

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