PHYSICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL COMPARISON BETWEEN BALL AND RACKET GAMES PLAYERS

The purpose of the studies was to compare the physical and physiological variables of ball and racket games players. For accomplishing the study, twenty (n=20) players were selected from each discipline. The total forty (n=40) players were selected through random sampling technique. Twenty (n=20) players were selected from ball game (Handball) and twenty (n=20) were selected from racket game (Badminton) from Burdwan University, West Bengal, India. Subjects had represented in the district level tournament. The age of the subjects ranged between 18to 21 years. The pertaining data was collected on physical variables: Speed, Agility, Arm power and Leg power, with the Johnson and Nelson motor ability test. Physiological variablesi.e.blood pressure was measured with the digital sphygmomanometer and VO_2max was measuredwith Cooper test. Descriptive statistics (Mean & S.D.) and inferential statistics(S.E. & t- test) were used as statistical techniques to find out the difference in physical variables(Speed, Agility, Arm power and Leg power)and physiological variables (Blood pressure, VO_2max) between Ballgame(Handball)and Racket game(Badminton)players.To compare resultst- test was used as statistical technique. The level of significance was set at (P>0.05). The results showed significance difference in Physiological variables between Ball game(Handball) and Racket game(Badminton) players. Insignificant differencewas to find in physical variables between Ball game(Handball) and Racket game(Badminton)players.