PHYSICAL FITNESS STATUS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE
PHYSICAL FITNESS STATUS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ZARIA, KADUNA STATE
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2009-04
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MAINSA, NYUYSE AUGUSTINE.
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ABSTRACT
The study was conducted to assess the physical fitness status of public
and private secondary school students in Zaria, Kaduna State. Four
hundred and eighty (480) male and female students were selected using
stratified sampling techniques as the subject’s in this study. The subjects
were selected from both public and private secondary schools. Two
hundred and forty (240) were females and two (240) were males. Two
hundred and forty subjects were selected from each type of school.
Individuals in the group were administered physical fitness tests. The test
items included the twelve minutes distance run, sit up test, push up test,
sit and reach, skin fold measurements, standing broad jump, 50 meter
sprint test, shuttle run and the balance test. These were used to measure
muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, percent body fat,
speed, power, agility and balance respectively. Student t-test was used to
determine if significant difference existed between the groups in these
variables at alpha level of 0.05. The findings indicated significant
differences between public and private secondary school students in all
the performance indices. Public secondary school students had better
performance values in all the test items than their counterparts in private
secondary schools. Public Secondary School male students were better
performers, followed by private male students, then public female
students and private female students were the least performers in the test
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batteries used. [tdf (478) = 1.960 < 0.05; tdf (238) = 1.960 < 0.05]. This
shows significant differences in their cardio respiratory endurance, speed,
trunk flexibility, coordination, agility and balance. It is recommended
among others that secondary schools should organize routine physical
fitness tests for students so as to help them gauge students’ progress in
physical fitness components such as muscular strength, muscular
endurance, muscular power, cardio respiratory endurance, flexibility,
coordination, speed, agility and balance
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NIGERIA.
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PHYSICAL,, FITNESS,, STATUS,, PUBLIC,, PRIVATE,, SECONDARY,, SCHOOL,, STUDENTS,, ZARIA,,, KADUNA,, STATE.