COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SELECTED PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS BETWEEN FOOTBALL AND BADMINTON PLAYERS

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to compare the selected physiological parameters of football and badminton players .To achieve the purpose of the study 20 football and 20 badminton players from Coimbatore district were randomly selected between the age group of 18 to 22 years.  The subjects were randomly assigned to two equal groups. Group- I (n=20) underwent football training and Group – II (n=20) badminton training. The following tests were performed to measure the physiological fitness parameters: 12miniutes coopers test was used to measure the Vo2 Max, Breath holding test  was used to measure the breath holding time. The data collected from the subjects were statistically analysed using‘t’ test to find out whether significant mean difference existed at 0.05level of confidence. The result of the study showed significant difference in the Vo2 max and breath holding time between the football and badminton players. The Vo2 max was better among the football players comparde with the badminton players. The breath holding time was better among the badminton players compared with the football players.