Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2016

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MOTOR FITNESS OF RURAL AND URBAN HIGH–SCHOOL BOYS OF RAICHUR –DISRTICT

Mr. Shashidhara

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  It is common experience that rural high–school boys are better in motor fitness than urban high–school boys on account of their rigorous lifestyle. However, conflicting results have been reported in researches that were surveyed. Hence the objective of study was to investigate the motor fitness levels of rural and urban high school boys. A sample of 50–urban and 50–rural high school boys in the age group of 14–16 years were tested using “STANDARDISED OREGON MOTOR FITNESS TEST BATTERY” for the purpose. For data was subjected to simple ‘T’ test using SPSS V–21 statistical package. The study revealed that there existed a significant difference between urban and rural school–boys. The direction of difference was in favour of urban high–school boys. Therefore it was concluded that the urban school boys of Raichur district have higher level of motor fitness.

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Mr. Shashidhara A Comparative Study of Motor Fitness of Rural and Urban High-School Boys of Raichur -Disrtict International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 2 February 2016

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