TRAININGPERFORMANCE PHYSICAL FITNESS COMPONENTS ASSOCIATION WITH HOCKEY PLAYING ABILITY

This study is intent ended to investigate the standard performance physical fitness components to assess the relation with Hockey female playing performance. The data was collected from 82 female players of national level representation of Andhra Pradesh state were selected for this study. The age group of the subjects were ranged from 18 years to 20 years. The standard performance physical fitness components were Cardiovascular Endurance (600 yard dash), Speed (50Mts Sprint), Agility (Illinois Agility), Passive flexibility (Bridge Up), Accuracy (Accuracy test), Reaction ability (Nelson hand reaction), Dynamic balance (Balance), Hand explosive strength (Medicine ball put). The data was analysis done using the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation was set at 0.05 level of significance. The findings discovered that a significant relationship on hockey performance ability indicate that there was significant relationship was coefficient of correlations of Cardiovascular Endurance (0.283), Speed (0.526), Agility (0.268), Passive flexibility (0.263), Accuracy (0.463), Reaction ability (0.295), Dynamic balance (0.253), and Hand explosive strength 0.397) had positive and significant correlations with playing ability of hockey players at 5% level. Other components of physical fitness, i.e. muscular strength (-0.104), muscular endurance (-0.14), muscular power (-0.061), endurance (0.123) and Active flexibility (0.169) have no significant correlation with playing ability of hockey players. It suggests that Cardiovascular Endurance (0.183), Speed (0.526), Agility (0.268), Passive flexibility (0.263), Accuracy (0.463), Reaction ability (0.295), Dynamic balance (0.253), Hand explosive strength (0.397) have inverse relations with playing performance ability of hockey player