Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the inter-relationship between selected physical variables with playing ability among college level soccer players. Men (n=65) Soccer players represented Inter-collegiate tournaments were purposively selected from Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India for this study, and their age of the subjects ranged from 18 to 28 years. The subjects had past playing experience of at least one year in soccer were taken as subjects. To assess the physical variables the following tests were used. Speed was assessed by 50 metres dash, agility was assessed by shuttle run, flexibility was assessed by sit and reach, explosive strength was assessed by standing broad jump and muscular endurance was assessed by sit ups. Playing ability was assessed by coaches rating in 10 points scale. Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation coefficients were applied to establish the relationships among the variables measured. Data were analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) version 15.0. The level of significance was fixed at 0.05. From the present study it is concluded that, among the selected independent variables the speed and explosive strength has highest significant correlation with playing ability followed by agility and flexibility.
Author Name (s): A. Prem Edwin, Dr. C. Ramesh
Keywords: Speed, Agility, Explosive Strength, Flexibility, Muscular Endurance, Soccer.
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