COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SELECTED PHYSICAL FITNESS VARIABLES BETWEEN SPRINTERS AND FOOTBALL STRIKERS OF MANIPUR

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to compare the physical fitness (i.e. speed, agility, and
explosive strength) between sprinters and football strikers of Manipur. 20 state level male
athletes i.e. 10 sprinters and 10 football strikers were selected, age ranging from 20-25. The
physical fitness test of the players was conducted on the selected variables of speed (50 meters
dash), agility (shuttle run) and explosive strength (standing broad jump). The data collected
from the athletes were analysed using independent t-test and level of significance was set at
0.05. The result of the study indicates that significant difference was found in speed, agility and
explosive strength among sprinters and football strikers of Manipur.