Author(s): Dr. K Shanthi

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to compare the performance of speed among Inter District level Hockey players. To achieve the purpose of the study sixty junior boys Hockey players (N=60) who have attained first four positions in the 7^th Inter District Junior Hockey Championship-2018 held at Madras Veterinary College, Chennai. The first four qualified teams were Trichy District (Winner), Ariyalur District (Runner), Ramnad District (Third position) and Dindigul District (Fourth position).The age of the players ranged between 12-14 years. The selected teams were considered as Independent variables. The performance of speed was chosen as dependent variable. To observe speed ability of the players 50 meters run test was administered and final scores were recorded in seconds. The one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to find out the significant differences, if any, among the four teams. The level of significance was set at 0.05 level of confidence for observe the significant difference. The results of the study pointed out that there was a significant difference on the performance of speed among the four teams.

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