STUDY ON PHYSICAL FITNESS STATUS OF BACHELOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT SPORTS BACKGROUND

The main aim of this study is to find the physical fitness level of with and without sports background male B.P.Ed. students of West Bengal state. 70 with sports background and 70 without sports background male students of B.P.Ed. studying in different universities of West Bengal were selected as subject for this study. The AAPHER youth fitness test was selected for testing the physical fitness ability of students include Muscular strength of shoulders, Muscular strength and endurance (Trunk), Agility, Leg explosive strength, Speed and Endurance. The data collected was analyzed statistically to find out the mean differences scores of the with and without sports background subjects. The mean, standard deviation and t-test were use for analyze the data. The difference test was at the 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study shows that there is significance difference between with sports background and without sports background male B.P.Ed. students in Muscular strength of shoulder, Leg explosive strength, speed and no significance difference between with sports background and without sports background male B.P.Ed. students in Muscular strength and endurance (Trunk), Agility and Endurance.