ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MALE NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY ATHLETES
ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MALE NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY ATHLETES
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2013-01
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RICHARD, OGUNLEYE
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Application of modern scientific technological principles to the selection and training of athletes in different sports disciplines has been responsible for the incredible high sporting standards registered in modern competitions. Moreover, frequent changes in officiating rules of different sports discipline necessitate the development of new equipment of new training technologies and methodologies. Available research evidence indicates specific physical and physiological characteristics relevance to certain sports. This research was therefore conducted to assess the physical and physiological characteristics of Nigerian Male University Athletes under the following group of sports, individual speed, speed endurance sports, combat sports, racket sports and ball games. To achieve the purpose of this study, four universities from each of the seven administrative zones of Nigerian Universities were selected, eight athletes from each university were selected. The groups are, individual sports, speed endurance sports, combat sports, racket sports and ball games, totaling 32 athletes were selected from each zone, multiplied by 7 administrative zones, totaling 225 athletes respectively, representing their various universities at the NUGA championships. The athletes thus selected were tested in the 12 minute run to determine their volume of oxygen uptake (V02 max), 20 meter shuttle run for agility, 50 meter dash to determine speed, anthropometric measurement were also taken such as height, weight, calf circumference, total arm length and total leg length to determine their upper and lower limb lengths. The data thus collected were statistically analysed. Descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation and standard error, one ways analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to determine if there was any significant difference among the selected groups of sports
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO
THE POST-GRADUATE SCHOOL.
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NIGERIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE
AWARD OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY(Ph.D)
IN EXERCISE & SPORTS SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA, NIGERIA
JANUARY, 2013
Keywords
PHYSICAL,, PHYSIOLOGICAL,, CHARACTERISTICS,, MALE NIGERIAN,, ATHLETES