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ISSN: 2456-4419

2018, Vol. 3 Issue 1, Part V

An investigation of motor fitness variables among team game elite athletes

AUTHOR(S): P Buvanendiran and Dr. ND Virupaksha
ABSTRACT:
Introduction: The objective of the present study was to analyze and investigate the selected motor fitness abilities between Handball and Basketball male elite athletes of Sri Lanka. Methods: The sample consists of forty (N=40), out of which twenty (N=20) Handball male elite male athletes and twenty (N=20) Basketball male elite athletes, Age ranged between 18-32 years. They were the members of the Sri Lankan national team camp during preparation for their international competition in Colombo 2017. The selected Motor fitness variables were measured with four standardized tests of (Semo) agility, (modified sit and reach) flexibility, (30 m fly start) speed and (medicine ball throw) strength. Result and Discussion: To determine the significant differences of motor fitness variables, the data was analyzed by applying independent t - test in order to determine the motor fitness abilities between the handball and basketball male elite athletes, at the 0.05 level of confidence was fixed to test the significance. Conclusions: The results showed that there is a significant difference in the selected motor fitness variables between handball and basketball male elite athletes.
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International Journal of Yogic, Human Movement and Sports Sciences
How to cite this article:
P Buvanendiran, Dr. ND Virupaksha. An investigation of motor fitness variables among team game elite athletes. Int J Yogic Hum Mov Sports Sciences 2018;3(1):1201-1203.
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