• GURPREET KAUR
• MANINDERPAL SINGH

In the field of wrestling only few skill tests were available to evaluate the skill performance of wrestlers. So researcher has undertaken the study “Development of free style wrestling for junior boys”. The purpose of the study was to development of free style wrestling skill test for selection, evaluation and assessment of performance of wrestlers, the normative study was conducted under descriptive research. The study was confined to age group 18 to 19 years’ school level male free style wrestlers from Punjab. The researcher used purposive random sampling method. Standard procedures were followed to conduct this research project. The researcher followed step-wise method of construction and establishing standard norms. Researcher analyzed important basic skills used by school level wrestlers of age group 18 to 19 years with help the experts from wrestling field. The newly designed skill test was administered on school level male wrestlers of age group 18 to 19 years from various wrestling club, different schools and practice houses in Punjab and test was revised. After the modification the test was finalized and changes were made after pilot study. Validity, Reliability and Objectivity were established by following procedure given in various books of tests, measurement and evaluation. The data, which was collected by administering tests, was statistically treated to develop norms for all the test items. The normative scales, namely, the Percentile Scale and 7 Sigma Scale were constructed for the male wrestlers of state and national level. The norms were constructed by using Percentile and 7 Sigma Scale techniques analyzed through statistical packages, the scores were further classified into five grades i.e. Excellent, Good, Average, Fair, Poor under Normal Distribution.

Wrestling, Test, Standardization, Norms.

"DEVELOPMENT OF FREE STYLE WRESTLING SKILL TEST FOR JUNIOUR BOYS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.365-369, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907H56.pdf

"DEVELOPMENT OF FREE STYLE WRESTLING SKILL TEST FOR JUNIOUR BOYS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp365-369, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907H56.pdf