COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF TWELVE WEEK RECREATIONAL "SOCCER VS VOLLEYBALL" PARTICIPATION ON THE PHYSICAL FITNESS LEVEL OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 12 week recreational<br> football verses volleyball intervention on selected health related physical fitness and Skill<br> related physical fitness components.<br> The study design was Experimental method. Simple random sampling technique were<br> used to select subjects as well as to assign subjects for control group (EG).the data were<br> analyzed 84 male sample was taken from a population of 827 male students by the<br> selected subjects were divided into 2 equal groups (n=42) CG and (n=42) EG was<br> implemented. Their age range was from 16-19 years. EG who performed in 3 days/week<br> for 3-month weekly football and volleyball training program and a CG did not perform<br> this training. Both groups had taken pre, and post-testing.<br> PT of two groups (ME was measured by 12 minute run test, Muscular strength, was<br> measured using Squat jump test, CVE was measured using 12 minute run test, flexibility<br> was measured using sit and reach test, Body Composition was measured using BMI,<br> Speed, was measured using 30-minute run test, Agility- was measured using Illinois<br> Agility run test, power-was measured using vertical jump, Balance-was measured using<br> One leg stand test, Co-ordination- was measured using Hand wall toss test, and Reaction<br> time was measured using Ruler drop test were recorded.<br> After three months, posttest measurement on the same parameters was taken. The<br> difference between the tests were analyzed statistically, with paired sample “t” test at the<br> level of significance was P&lt;0.05 to determine the difference between initial and final<br> mean for participant.