A Comparative Study of Vo2 Max and Different Playing Positions of Mysore University Inter- Collegiate Male Kabaddi Players
Harish Kumar K.S, Physical Education Director
St. Joseph’s First Grade College, Jaylakshmipuram, Mysore-570012
INTRODUCTION
Games and sports have been part of human life almost since the time immemorial be it a necessity for his survival i.e.hunting for food shelter and safety from wild animal or other enemies ,or as a pursuit of pleasure.The games and sports have been indispensable to mankind, and have become mode of come part of culture. The games and sports are e great unifying force and have tremendous effect on the national and international integration. Through the origin of sports is lost in antiquity, it is quite certain that physical activity has been a part of the life of even primitive men. For him it might have been a basic necessity of life,more than fun and diversion, for his survival depended on it. Hunting, fishing, hurling missiles were activities on which his survival depended.Gradually along with the process of evolution, such activities become more of play and become part of the culture of the tribes. People use sports and games as a mode of transmitting the cultural heritage of their tribes.
Games sports and physical activities persisted despite the rise and fall of ancient civilizations and become strongly embedded in the history of civilizations as a culture heritage, which was passed on from one generation to another. Today, games and sports have emerged as universal cultural phenomena.
Sports and games propagate the feelings of nationalism and help in creating a new generation of individuals with the feelings that the difference basedon caste, community and religion have no meaning and faith in love and peace, in purity, in the feeling of goodwill and brotherhood serves to a greater extent towards humanity.
Sports and games provide a common platform wheresportsperson for different regions, professing different religions and faiths, speaking different languages, having different customs and traditions interact with each other in harmonious and emerge as a homogenous group. Such type of thinking insight and mental approach can play positive role in nation integration. Sports and games help in creating such understanding and can play decisive and pivotal role in bringing about national integration.
