A Comparative Study Of Speed And Endurance Among Kho-Kho and Kabaddi Players

Speed and Endurance are very important physical ability for performance in Kho-Kho and Kabaddi. Kho-Kho is very similar to Kabaddi. The purpose of the present study was to compare the speed and endurance among Kho-Kho and Kabaddi Players. For the present study 40 Male Kho-Kho and Kabaddi Players of Shree C.C Highschool, At. Panshina Ta. Limbdi Dist. Surendranagar,(Gujarat), (20 Kho-Kho players and 20 Kabaddi players) of age 13-15 on the basis of purposes sampling were selected as subjects. The independent t-test was employed and found significant difference at 0.05 level of significance in speed and endurance. The 30 Meters Run for Speed and 12 Minute Run Cooper Test for endurance was used to assess the results. This study shows that Kabaddi Players are having good speed and Kho-Kho Players are having the good aerobic endurance. Kabaddi Players performed very well in 30 Meters Run due to good speed requires in Kabaddi game and Kho-Kho Players are shown good in 12 min run because they are playing the Kho-Kho game for very long duration. Kho-Kho is heavily intermittent meaning it involves physical events expressing maximal exertion short distance, speed, agility, explosive power and endurance. Kabaddi requires high speed, super agility and enormous endurance.