Author(s): Dr. Lemdeo B Nagalwade

Abstract:
The present study aims to explore the physical fitness among offensive and defensive male Kabaddi players at Inter District Kabaddi Competition of Nagpur District in Maharashtra. For this study, experimental method and physical fitness tests (Speed–30 meters run, Agility (shuttle run)–30 meters run, Endurance– 800 meters run) are applied to Kabaddi players to compare their physical fitness performance., 20 offensive and 20 defensive Kabaddi players at Inter District Kabaddi Competition of Nagpur District were selected randomly for this study. The age group of the subjects was between 14 to 17 years. The data was computed and analysed by using descriptive statistics like mean, standard deviation and t-test in order to compare the significant difference between offensive and defensive Kabaddi players. The result reveals that the overall physical fitness performance of offensive Kabaddi players is high as compared to defensive Kabaddi players. The result indicates that there are significant differences between offensive and defensive kabaddi players at Inter District Kabaddi Competition of Nagpur District.

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