An analytical study of performance of univers...

An analytical study of performance of university Kho Kho players of Punjabi university at national university games

Author Name : Dr. Rajwinder Pal Singh, Sukhjit singh

ABTRACT

Indian culture is the oldest culture in this world. It has gifted many things to this world. Literature, arts, sports, philosophy, scientific theories and social, political and economical thoughts spread in the world are originated from Indian culture. The game Kho-Kho had its origin in Maharashtra state and slowly spread throughout the length and breadth of India and subsequently to the neighboring countries, Nepal, Bangladesh, Srilanka and Pakistan. Kho-Kho ranks as one of the most popular traditional sports in India. The origin of Kho-Kho is difficult to trace, but many historians believe, that it is a modified form of 'Run Chase', which in its simplest form involves chasing and touching a person. History of Kho-Kho in India goes back a long way, as it was first started in the state of Maharashtra. The game has been very popular in the Marathi speaking people.  With its origins in Maharashtra, Kho-Kho in ancient times, was played on 'raths' or chariots, and was known as Rathera. Like all Indian games, it is simple, inexpensive and enjoyable. It does, however, demand physical fitness, strength, speed and stamina, and a certain amount of ability. Dodging, feinting and bursts of controlled speed make this game quite thrilling. To catch by pursuit - to chase, rather than just run - is the capstone of Kho-Kho. The game develops qualities such as obedience, discipline, sportsmanship, and loyalty between team members. This study was a descriptive research. The study was examined to performance of Kho Kho players. The performance of Kho Kho players were finds out from last twenty years of different university players of Punjab.  For present study, the required primary data was collected Govt university of Punjab. The researcher was collecting the data from directorate sports office, Coaches, Players etc. The researcher was use purposive sampling method (probability sampling method) for the collection of data. The data of present study was collect from directorate of sports, Coaches/Trainer of university. Data collection from Primary Sources: Interview, Questionnaire, Official Record, Personal record of related persons, other record. Independent Variables: Sports Performance of university in Kho Kho according to Director Sports and Coaches/ Trainers. It is concluded that the performance of Kho Kho players of Punjabi university is very good in north zone inter university championship and in all India inter university championship performance is very poor in last twenty years. After the analysis of data there are similar in performance of Kho Kho players in last twenty years (1998-2018). In out of twenty years the team has been achieved very good in north zone inter university championship and poor performance in all India inter university championship.  So we can say that the performance of Kho Kho players in national university game has been not satisfactory.

Keywords:-  Kho-Kho Players, National University, Punjabi University.