IMPACT OF METHOD OF TEACHING ON SELECTED PHYSICAL FITNESS COMPONENTS OF HANDBALL AMONG SCHOOL BOYS

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out impact of method of teaching on selected physical fitness components of handball among school boys. To achieve the purpose of the study, forty school boys were selected randomly 12 to 14 years of age from thondamuthur boy’s higher secondary school at Coimbatore. The selected subjects were divided into two equal groups namely experimental and control groups of 20 subjects each. The training period was limited to twelve weeks and for three days per week. The whole part whole method of teaching was selected as independent variables and Speed, Strength, Flexibility, Agility and Balance were selected as dependent variables and it was measured by 50 meters dash,1RM test, sit and reach, Shuttle run(6X10) and flamingo balance test respectively. All the subjects were tested two days before and immediately after the experimental period on the selected dependent variables. The obtained data from the experimental group and control group before and after the experimental period were statistically analyzed with dependent ‘t’-test to find out significant improvements. The level of significance was fixed at 0.05 level confidences for all the cases. Significant improvement was found on speed, strength, flexibility, agility and balance of experimental group due to the whole part whole method of teaching when compared to the control group.