A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PHYSICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ATHLETES OF SELECTED EVENTS IN TRACK AND FIELD

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the physical differences between athletes of selected events in track and field. The subjects for the study were selected by purposive sampling. A total of 30 subjects (10 from each event) were selected from LNUPE, Gwalior. The variables selected for this study were Speed, Agility, and Explosive power of legs. The selection of these variables was also based on the feasibility criteria and the equipment available as well as the scholar owns experience in conducting the test and measurement to these variables. To measure the speed 50 meters dash test (given in AAHPERD test) was used and for that an area was marked on a track, The time was measured in seconds nearest 100th of a second. The speed was calculated by dividing the distance (i.e. 50 meters) by the timing of the subjects. To measure the agility 4×10 meters shuttle run test (same as given in AAHPERD test) was used. The score was the elapsed time recorded in seconds. To measure the explosive power of legs, standing broad jump test (same as given in AAHPERD test) was employed. The maximum distance covered in standing broad jump by the subjects was measures in meters with the help of a steel tape. The data obtained was analyzed by applying One Way Analysis of Variance. The ANOVA table was found significant in all the variables at level of significance 0.05.