Comparison of Intelligence of High and Low Performing Basket Ball Players
The Correlation Between Intelligence and Performance in Basketball Players
by Patil Rohit Vijay*, Dr. P. N. Deshmukh,
- Published in International Journal of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, E-ISSN: 2231-3745
Volume 2, Issue No. 1, Oct 2011, Pages 0 - 0 (0)
Published by: Ignited Minds Journals
ABSTRACT
High performing Basket ballplayers have ahigher level of intelligence and it is significant at 0.01 level of confidence.We can conclude that intelligence is a correlate of high performance in thegame of Basket ball. Probably there is not much difference in performance, orthe data taken in this study are small and for a more reliable inference thestudy be repeated on a larger data. The study has its own limitations whichneed not be thrown out of consideration. the difference between theself-confidence of the high performing Basket ballplayers and low performingBasket ballplayers is not significant. So even in the game of kabaddi,self-confidence is no correlate of good performance. high performing Basketballplayers have a little higher self-confidence but since the t-ratio gives anon-significant value ,
KEYWORD
intelligence, high performing, low performing, basketball players, correlation, performance, data, reliable, inference, study, limitations, self-confidence, significant value, game of kabaddi
INTRODUCTION
Basket ballis aptly known as the "GAME OF THE MASSES "due to its popularity, simplicity, easy to comprehend rules, and public appeal. The game calls for no sophisticated equipment what so ever, which makes it a very popular sport in the developing countries. It is basically an out door/ in door sport played on court, of late the game is being played on synthetic surface indoors with great success. The duration of the game is 45 minutes for MEN & Junior BOYS with a 5 minutes break in between for the teams to change sides. The duration of the game is 35 minutes with a 5 miniutes break in between for WOMEN, GIRLS, Sub-Junior BOYS and Sub-Junior GIRLS.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Although the research is widely scattered and conducted by many different authors, the astounding generalization is that the period when the child becomes able to speak in the sentence form of his language and the instrumental use of language in communicating has been mastered, is also the time when his social behaviour starts to become consistent. His typical play activities become social. From the earlier forms of solitary and parallel (side by side) play, he now engages in "role play" ("you be the mother and I'll be the father")
and in genuinely cooperative play (Beaver, 1932; Borne, 1930; . Parten, 1932, 1944; Salusky, 1930; Green, 1933). From the sheerly social interchange that took on the verbal forms of competitive behaviour without being consistently competitive ("I won't; "So did I; "Will all won"), he begins to complete consistently in activities with age mates (Hirota, 1951; Greenberg, 1932; Leuba, 1933). From impassive spectator or amused onlooker at the distress of another, he now begins to manifest consistent sympathy at the distress of another (Lois 3. Murphy, 1937) - a form of behaviour that develops when the child can "put himself in another person's shoes." From lack of responsibility for his own actions ("It isn't my fault, my hand did it"), he not only attempts independent acts but also assumes responsibility for them. From simple perceptual differentiation among people whose skin colour differs from his own, he begins to exhibit responses revealing consistent and invidious comparisons prevailing in his social milieu, hence the first consistent signs of colour prejudice (Clark and Clark, 1947; Horowitz, 1939; Goodman, 1952; Mori and, 1966).
MATERIAL AND METHOD
COMPARISON OF INTELLIGENCE OF HIGH AND LOW PERFORMING BASKET BALLPLAYERS
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Kho players are compared and presented in Table – 1
TABLE – 1
It is clear from the above table that high performing Basket ballplayers have a higher level of intelligence and it is significant at 0.01 level of confidence. We can conclude that intelligence is a correlate of high performance in the game of Basket ball. The selector and coaches should take note of this finding and give it consideration at the time of selection and coaching. Our finding is supported by the studies done by Jacobson (1931) and Jenny (1959)
COMPARISON OF INTELLIGENCE OF HIGH AND LOW PERFORMING BASKET BALLPLAYERS
This comparison has been presented in Table 2
TABLE 2
Comparison of intelligence of high and low performing Basket ballplayers We find that intelligence score of high performing Basket ballplayers is 61.33 against a score of 59.94 of low performing Basket ballplayers. The difference is not significant statistically which means intelligence is not a correlate of good performance in the game of Basket balland as such it need not be given much weightage at the time of selection or coaching. an edge over the less intelligent ones. The t-ratio is not significant in this case, however.
COMPARISON OF SELF-CONFIDENCE OF HIGH AND LOW PERFORMING BASKET BALLPLAYERS
TABLE 3
Comparison of self-confidence of high and low performing Basket ballplayers It is clear from the above table that high performing Basket ballplayers have a little higher self-confidence but since the t-ratio gives a non-significant value , it is concluded that self –confidence is not a correlate of good performance in the game of Basket ball.
COMPARISON OF SELF-CONFIDENCE OF HIGH AND LOW PERFORMING BASKET BALLPLAYERS
This comparison has been made in table-4.
TABLE 4
Comparison of self-confidence of high and low performing Basketball players
COMPARISON OF INTELLIGENCE OF BASKET BALLPLAYERS (HIGH PERFORMANCE LEVEL)
This comparison has been made in table-5.
TABLE 5
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(high performing players) The above table clearly emphasises that Basket ballplayers have a much higher level of intelligence that the Basket ballplayers at the high performance level. t- value of 6.44 is significant at 0.01 level. It is concluded that for Basket ballmore intelligent players are needed or the Basket ballgame requires more intelligence than what is needed in the game of kabaddi.
CONCLUSION
These finding are strange. Probably there is not much difference in performance, or the data taken in this study are small and for a more reliable inference the study be repeated on a larger data. The study has its own limitations which need not be thrown out of consideration. the difference between the self-confidence of the high performing Basket ballplayers and low performing Basket ballplayers is not significant. So even in the game of kabaddi, self-confidence is no correlate of good performance. high performing Basket ballplayers have a little higher self-confidence but since the t-ratio gives a non-significant value , it is concluded that self –confidence is not a correlate of good performance in the game of Basket ball.
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