• Lt. Dr. Ravikumar V

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between motor fitness variables and the playing ability of intercollegiate football players. A total of 120 intercollegiate football players from degree colleges affiliated with Davangere University, Karnataka, who had participated in intercollegiate tournaments, were randomly selected as the sample. The players’ ages ranged from 18 to 25 years. The independent variables in this study included speed, explosive strength, cardio-respiratory endurance, agility and flexibility, while the dependent variable was overall playing ability, which was assessed using a panel of experts in football skills such as dribbling, passing, shooting. The fitness tests used included the 50-meter sprint (speed), standing broad jump (explosive strength), 600-yard run/walk (cardio-respiratory endurance), 4x10 meter shuttle run (agility) and the sit-and-reach test (flexibility). The Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to analyze the data at the 0.05 significance level. The results showed that there were significant correlations between all the motor fitness variables and the overall playing ability of the football players, indicating that motor fitness is crucial for enhancing football performance.

Relationship, motor fitness, playing ability, football, players

"RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELECTED MOTOR FITNESS VARIABLES AND PLAYING ABILITY OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 8, page no.h597-h601, August-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2308771.pdf

"RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELECTED MOTOR FITNESS VARIABLES AND PLAYING ABILITY OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 8, page no. pph597-h601, August-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2308771.pdf