Author(s): Naveen Kumar and Dr. Ram Gopal

Abstract:
The objective of present study was to explore the effect of variation in day time and session on soccer performance. To achieve this objective, this study was conducted on state and university level male soccer players of Haryana. 18-25 years of age group. A total forty (N=40) soccer players were selected randomly from four districts of Haryana namely Hisar, Fatehabad, Sirsaand and Jind. To check the soccer playing ability of players, Mc Donald Soccer Test was used. The Soccer playing ability was recorded in total point scored in 30 seconds by the subject with the help of Mc Donald soccer Test. In order to find out the effect of day time and seasonal variations on soccer performance the two way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was employed. When ‘F - Test’ value was found significant then Scheffe’s Post-Hoc test was applied. Data was analyzed with the help of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 17.0. The level of significance was set at 0.05 percent (p<0.5).

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