AGE RELATED CHANGES ON GROWTH AND MOTOR PERFORMANCE OF 12 & 13 YEARS BOYS

Abstract

Human beings differ in many ways in their external body form. The variations in physical out look of human are interesting aspects which has tempted the scientists to analyses and classify them. In this study an attempt has been made to find out the age related changes on growth and motor performance of 12 and 13 years boys. The subjects of the present study were selected randomly from the school of Naihati Narendra Vidyaniketan, 24 Pgs (N), WB. Thirty students of each age group’s i.e.; 60 boy’s students were randomly selected for this purpose. The criteria measured in this article were- Growth parameters i.e.; sitting height, chest girth & biceps girth and motor performance parameters i.e.; 4x10 m shuttle run, standing broad jump and 50 m run. The data on the growth and motor performance parameters were analyzed by applying ANOVA to find out significant differences if any between the two age groups. Significant results were found in sitting height, chest girth, biceps girth, 4x10 m shuttle run, SBJ & 50 m run.