SPORTS PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS IN RURAL AND URBAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF DISTRICT ANANTNAG.

Participating in school sports is an important means to increase physical activity among adolescents. While participation in schools can play an important role in increasing physical activity levels. school sports participation alone may not be sufficient to meet the current physical activity recommendations for adolescents. Therefore sports participation should not be seen as a replacement for physical education in schools but rather as a supplement to the solid foundation provided by physical education. During the study the researcher visited to 30 secondary schools both rural and urban of district Anantnag. This study examines participation of rural and urban secondary school students of district Anantnag. It shows how participation of students varies in secondary schools because of socio-economic status and available sports facilities.During the research a questionnaire was given to the respondents and the response was recorded. Questions regarding sports facilities, participation, non participation, infrastructure, sports activities were asked.