The Importance Of Motor Fitness

Sports and games in the modern era occupy a very prominent and important place in the life of people and also in every sphere of life. Sport consists of physical activity carried out with a purpose for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or more often, some combination of these. A sport is typically characterized by physical activity, competition, self-motivation and a scoring system. Sports differ in their dependence upon a set of individuals or team skills, as well as in the ways in which they have their participants compete. As fitness and sports go hand in glove there is a need to develop the ability in an individual to play the game with good skill and perform consistently well. There

MATERIALS AND METHODS

For this study eight players who have participated in the inter university tournament were selected as subjects for the present study. In which forty subjects were from handball and forty from basketball game. The subject 's age ranged from 18 to 28 years.

Variable

The following motor fitness variable were selected for this study

1.. Speed – Speed was measured by 50 yard dash.

2.. Endurance –Endurance was measured by cooper 's 12minute run/walk

The ‘t’ value has shown significant difference between handball and basketball. Basketball players are having more explosive power than the handball players

DISCUSSIONS OF FINDINGS

The statistical findings of the present study revealed that there is a significant difference in the selected motor fitness variables among basketball and handball players. Speed, endurance, strength, agility and power are vital to the performance of fundamental motor skills like throwing, kicking, jumping, striking, hopping and skipping. Basketball players have found significant than handball female players because of the training they get in that particular game and skills involved in the game.

CONCLUSIONS

Within the limitations of the present study it may be concluded that in speed basketball players are having more speed than the handball female players, in endurance basketball players are having more endurance than the handball female players, in strength basketball players are having more endurance than the handball female players, in agility. Basketball players are more agile than the handball players and in power also Basketball players are having more explosive power than the handball players. This results clearly shows that basketball players are getting good training when compare to handball female players, this is also shows the