A Comparative Study on Speed and Endurance among Basketball and Kho-Kho Players of Hyderabad

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to compare the physical fitness, speed and endurance variable of Kho-Kho and Basketball Players. To fulfil the objective of the study, (25 Kho-Kho and 25 Basketball) players. Only those male players were selected who have participated at minimum inter collegiate level. The data were collected in different coaching camps organized by the university. The age of the selected subjects ranged from 19 to 25 years. (Standing Board Jump and 60 yard dash tests) were used to measures the selected physical fitness variables of the players. In order to analyze the data t-test was used to analyze the data and investigator observed the significant different between Kho-Kho and Basketball players.

Keywords: Badminton game; Kho-kho game; Bio-energy systems; shot frequency.