Relationship of morphological, physiological and motor abilities with performance of female gymnasts

Abstract

Now days, sports is very popular among the masses. More and more people are not only watching it but also participating in it. Gymnastics, one of the most popular sports in modern age, is an excellent activity. It is a technical sport and the performance of the gymnast is evaluated on the basis of technique and difficulty of the skill. The exercises in gymnastics are so technically complex and often executed at such speed that the move is completed before its full impact has registered on the audience. The shape, size and form of an individual play a significant role on the performance of a sportsman in any game. The basic structure must be present; no coach would attempt to make a champion out of any body The different components of motor abilities are basic to all movements which contribute successful performance of a player. A high degree of conditional abilities facilitate the learning, practicing ad mastering the technically skills in gymnastics. The physiological factor determines the performance of the gymnast. A high degree of physical and physiological abilities are required for advanced performance in gymnastics. To meet the criteria for elite level performance, physiological demands on gymnasts are continuously increased. There is a need of cardiovascular and cardio respiratory fitness with gymnast at all level. HYPOTHESES: The study has been conducted with the following hypotheses: 1. It was hypothesised that there would be significant relationship between morphological characteristics and performance of female gymnasts. 2. It was hypothesized that there would be significant relationship of motor abilities with performance of female gymnasts.3. It was further hypothesized that there would be significant relationship of cardiovascular fitness with performance of female gymnasts. 4. It was also hypothesized that there would be significant correlation among the three variables i.e. morphological, cardiovascular fitness and motor abilities.