Published: October 01, 2010

Coordinative Abilities of Taekwondo in Different Weight Categories: A Comparative Study

Dr. Kavita Verma
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Dr. Biswajit Sardar
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Mr. Praveen Mishra
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Abstract

The study was conducted on selected coordinative abilities on 80 school level girls from Gujarat state those participated in state as well as national level competition of taekwondo, 10 from each weight category with the purpose to compare the coordinative abilities of taekwondo players among different weight categories. The selected coordinative abilities were Reaction ability, Orientation ability, Differentiation ability, Balance ability and Rhythm ability. To compare coordinative abilities of taekwondo players among different weight categories, Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was employed at 0.5 level of significance. On the basis of results, the following conclusions were drawn: No significance difference was found in different weight categories in relation to orientation ability (1.874). Significant difference was found in different weight categories in relation to differentiation ability (6.659), Reaction ability (7.279), Balance ability (8.445) and Rhythm ability (2.160).

Keywords
Coordination Taekwondo Balance Rhythm and Weight Category                                  
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