COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HAND REACTION TIME AND EXPLOSIVE STRENGTH BETWEEN BASKETBALL AND HANDBALL PLAYERS
Keywords:
Basketball, Handball, Hand reaction time, Explosive strengthAbstract
Purpose: The study aimed to investigate the significant difference in hand reaction time and
explosive strength between basketball and handball players.
Methods: A total of 30 subjects between 18 to 23 years of ages were selected for the study. 15
players each in basketball and handball who have participated in state level from Manipur were
randomly selected. The data collection was carried out for both groups on hand reaction time
and explosive strength. The collected data were statistically analyzed by using descriptive
statistics, and an independent t-test was used to find out the differences between the two groups.
All statistics were carried out by using IBM SPSS, and the level of confidence was set at 0.05.
Results: The mean and standard deviation of hand reaction time were 0.373±0.04 and
0.411±0.03, respectively, and there was significant difference found as calculated t=2.719 was
bigger than the table t value 2.048 at the 0.05 level of confidence. The mean and standard
deviation found in explosive strength were 2.39±0.30 and 2.45±0.24, respectively. There was
insignificant difference found as calculated t=0.623 was much lower than table t=2.048 at 28
degree of freedom and 0.05 level of confidence.
Conclusion: The result of the study concluded that the significant differences found in hand
reaction time and insignificant difference found in explosive strength between basketball and
handball players.
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