Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

CONSTRUCTION OF KHOKHO PLAYING ABILITY SKILL TEST FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

B. Saravanan

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 Tag is a simple and fun game to play. It is easy to learn and fun for children of all ages. It‘s easy to play, doesn‘t require equipment and expends a lot of energy. The game of tag provides children with a way to become familiar with their body‘s capabilities. Physically, they get to discover speed, agility, coordination and spatial relations. Mentally, they get introduced to strategy, compassion, timing, and cause and effect. The game of Kho–Kho is the most popular tag game besides Kabaddi in rural India having considerably long tradition. At present it is most popular among all the indigenous team games of India. Kho–Kho playing ability test are few and these skill test are not game related. Testing studies first identify the fitness components required for a Kho–kho player and then the researcher recommend these fitness test as test batteries to find out the Kho–Kho playing abilty. Unlike these test items the present author is of the opinion these fitness test should be modifies according to the Kho–Kho playing condition. The author recommends the following test items to construct a valid and reliable test battery to assess Kho–Kho Playing ability test. 1. Chain Kho Test, 2. Shuttle Run Test, 3. Running around the Square Test, 4. Zig–Zag Run Sideward Test, 5. Seven Minutes Run and Walk Test.

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B.Saravanan CONSTRUCTION OF KHOKHO PLAYING ABILITY SKILL TEST FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 8 |August 2016

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