Author(s): Sunita Rani

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to compare motor ability variables between Athletics and Football players. To achieve the purpose, 36 male players (18 football players and 18 athletics players) were selected from Shah Satnam Ji Boys College. The age of selected players ranged between 18 to 26 years. All the subjects were divided into two groups e.g. group X and group Y (High performance group and low performance group). Group X comprised 18 Jr. National/Sr. National/ Inter University players (9 players from Athletics and 9 players from Football). Group Y comprised 18 State / District / Inter College level players. To measure the selected motor ability Variables (speed and agility), Barrow motor ability test (60 yard dash for speed and zig-zag run for agility) were used. Independent t test was used for statistical analysis. Researcher observed significant difference between athletics and football players.

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