A comparative study of physical fitness variables of female football and basketball players

The research aimed to assess the physical fitness levels of football and basketball players from Government Senior Secondary Girls School located on Mall Road in Amritsar, Punjab. A total of 15 players from both the games were chosen for this investigation. The study focused on several fitness metrics, including flexibility assessed by the sit and reach test (1952), strength measured with the vertical jump test (1921), speed evaluated through the 50m dash test (1977), agility tested via the shuttle run test (1986), and cardiovascular fitness gauged by the Cooper 12-minute run-walk test (1968). The gathered data was processed using a t-test at a significance level of 0.05. The analysis revealed no significant differences in vertical jump, 50m dash, and shuttle run performance among the groups, but a notable difference was found regarding sit and reach and Cooper 12-minute run-walk test results between the two sets of athletes.