Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: February | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 421-424
Comparison of Simple Reaction Time between Volleyball and Football Playing Collegiate Athletes
Komal Shejwal1, Neeraj Kumar2
1Intern, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam College of Physiotherapy, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Loni, Maharashtra, India,
2Officiating Professor & Head, Department of Orthopaedic Physiotherapy, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam College of Physiotherapy, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Loni, Maharashtra, India,
Corresponding Author: Komal Shejwal
ABSTRACT
Context: The importance of reaction time in sports is to develop fine motor skills for athletes in specific movements; this improves as a result of extensive practice of those concerned movements in athletic events. Reaction time is crucial as per the demand of the sports and for the prevention of sports related injuries. Thus, evaluation of reaction time and emphasizing the importance of its evaluation is required as it guides to train them accordingly.
Aim: To determine the differences in the reaction time of Volleyball playing and Football playing collegiate athletes
Settings and design: Study setting was Pravara institute of medical sciences (DU) & Study design was cross-sectional comparative study.
Materials and Methods: The study involved 60 collegiate athletes between the age group of 18-25 years from PIMS (DU). The participants were assessed for the Simple reaction time. By using Ruler drop method. Material used was Wooden Ruler.
Statistical analysis used: Mean & SD were used for descriptive statistics and Unpaired t test was used for comparison of data between both the groups. Data analysis were done on SPSS v. 20.00
Result: The mean and standard deviation of group A (Volleyball playing collegiate athletes) and Group B (Football Playing collegiate athletes) was 0.22±0.02 and 0.18±0.02 respectively. The t value between both the groups was 7.75.
Conclusion: After comparing two groups (A&B) it was concluded that Group B has reduced reaction time than Group A. Football playing collegiate athletes has faster reaction time than volleyball playing collegiate athletes.
Keywords: reaction time, ruler drop method, volleyball players, football players, collegiate athletes
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