Figure - uploaded by Sandip Sankar Ghosh
Content may be subject to copyright.
Comparison of aerobic fitness between indigenous games kho-kho and non-indigenous games volleyball players
Source publication
Optimal performance requires a combination of technical and tactical abilities as well as a high degree of physical fitness. Aerobic and anaerobic fitness is the basic to indigenous and non-indigenous games. So it was intended to determine the aerobic and anaerobic fitness of indigenous game like kho-kho and non-indigenous game like volleyball play...
Citations
... In the relentless pursuit of 9 minutes at a stretch with varying speed, the game demands exceptional stamina and cardiovascular endurance [9] . As a group, athletes from indigenous sports exhibited faster aerobic performance than athletes involved in more traditional western sports [10] . The best Kho Kho players can quickly adapt their bodies for use in other sports. ...
... At present these games are very popular in India. Indigenous games of India are cost effective, feasible and easy to play and may have excellent application in school physical education programs (Haque & Ghosh, 2014). Kho-kho is a chase and tag game where a chaser chases the runner to dismiss him/her from the game. ...
... Due to regular exercise, athletes tend to have an increase in respiratory capacity, especially when the exercise is strenuous (Adegoke & Arogundade, 2002). The results of the present study in line with the study of Haque & Ghosh, (2014). They observed that khokho players had better aerobic and anaerobic fitness than volleyball players. ...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the difference between Volleyball, Football and Kabaddi players with respect to moderate intensity, workout ability and high-intensity workout ability. The case study incorporated a total of ninety male university level players of the above mentioned games, each aged between 19 to 24 years. The necessary data was collected by administering a 50 yard dash test for high-intensity workout ability and a 12 min run or walk test for moderate-intensity work our ability. The statistical technique employed is one way analysis of variance and turkey test has been applied to study significant difference at 0.05 levels.
Keywords: Moderate-Intensity. High-Intensity, Intervarsity, Football, Volleyball, Kabaddi
