ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS STATUS OF PLATEAU STATE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS

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dc.contributor.authorEMMANUEL, LONGCHI AYUBA
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-25T09:44:16Z
dc.date.available2014-02-25T09:44:16Z
dc.date.issued2011-02
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTERS OF SCIENCE (M.Sc) IN EXERCISE AND SPORTSCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA. FEBRUARY, 2011en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to assess the health-related fitness status of Professional Football League Players in Plateau State. Relevant literatures were received in related headlines as muscular endurance, cardio-respiratory endurance, flexibility, muscular strength and body composition. In the study, a total of 102 players were used from three Professional Football League Clubs thus, Plateau United, Jersey Raiders, and Mighty Jet to constitute the population. The seventy (70) research selected by purposive sampling techniques were administered physical fitness tests. The test items determined the differences between muscular endurance, cardio-respiratory endurance, flexibility, muscular strength and body composition and international fitness norms. The muscular endurance was determined by the number of sit – ups, the cardiorespiratory endurance was determined from performance of the subjects in 12 minutes distance run walk. Flexibility was determined from sit and reach test. Muscular strength was determined from standing broad jump which measures explosive power but there is element of muscular strength in explosive power. Body composition was determined from the sum of skinfolds measurement at the chest, abdomen and thigh. The descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation and the students’ twotailed t-test were used to analyze the data collected. The findings of this study revealed significant differences between the test results of the research sample and international fitness norm in muscular endurance, cardio-respiratory endurance and percent body fat, while there was no significant difference in flexibility and muscular strength. The study recommended the development of a national physical fitness norm for armature, Professional and premier League Football Players in Plateau State and Nigeria at large. Some areas for further study were suggested. The study was summarized and concluded.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2507
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectASSESSMENT,en_US
dc.subjectHEALTH,en_US
dc.subjectRELATED,en_US
dc.subjectPHYSICAL,en_US
dc.subjectFITNESS,en_US
dc.subjectSTATUS,en_US
dc.subjectPLATEAU,en_US
dc.subjectSTATE,en_US
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL,en_US
dc.subjectFOOTBALL,en_US
dc.subjectLEAGUE,en_US
dc.subjectPLAYERS,en_US
dc.titleASSESSMENT OF HEALTH RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS STATUS OF PLATEAU STATE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERSen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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