Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to construct the skill test battery and to predict the playing ability in Hockey. To achieve the purpose initially ten tests were designed by the investigators, after analysing the various factors. As an initial step, a pilot study was conducted to thirty subjects for finalizing the final test battery. After the pilot study five skill test items were finalised by keen observation and consultation with the experts. The Five skill test items were administered to ninety six school level Hockey players from Tirunelveli region and their age ranged from 14 to 16 years. To find out the objectivity, reliability and validity the correlation co-efficient was used. Further stepwise multiple regression was used to predict the playing ability of Hockey players. The results reveal that the validity of the skill test item was ensured up to the 5-item module, namely power dribble, speed dribble, zig zag dribble, long pass, and short pass. The addition to other tests does not enhance the validity of the test battery. The fitted multiple regression equation for prediction of the Hockey playing ability will be: BBPA: 6.83+1.45×1-0.13×2+0.63×3-0.75×4+0.36×5. From that it can be said that the final skill test items as a 5-item package correlate significantly with the playing ability of the subjects.
Author Name : A.Jesuraj & Dr.M.Elango
Keywords: Hockey, Playing ability, Prediction and Skill test.
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