Author(s): Kuldeep Singh and Amarpreet Singh

Abstract:
The aim of the study was to investigate the differences in selected physical fitness variables between government and private school students of urban and rural area. Total 80 male students (20 from rural area government school + 20 from rural area private school + 20 from urban area government school + 20 from urban area private school) from Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib Districts of Punjab state (India) were selected for this study. The age of the subjects was ranged from 10-12. For the purpose of this study, descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA was calculated by SPSS software. The results revealed that Rural Government School students have better speed timing (Mean=9.65) than Rural Private School (Mean=10.10), Urban government school (Mean=10.41) and Urban Private school (Mean=10.45) students. Rural Private School students have Better explosive leg strength (Mean=145.35) than Urban Government School (Mean=128.8), Urban Private School (Mean=139.6), Rural government school (Mean=144.15).

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