The Comparison of Intelligence among Combative and Non-Combative Sports

Many factors like personality, motivation, physical charities and motor abilities as well as environmental situations are regarded as having an interacting influence on an individual‘s selection of the achievement in various physical activities. Although variables and their effects on activity participation has been the subject of human number of studies, the role of intelligence has, to grate extant, been overlooked. A concept applied to the particular types of mental ability needed to complete the demands of a sport task successfully. Sporting intelligence includes knowledge of the sport, knowledge of where and when important cues are likely to occur, the ability to search for and detect task-relevant cues, identification of cue patterns, short-term memory recall, and decision-making ability. Intelligence is an obvious factor in any learning and hence the coaches and physical educationist should understand the concept of intelligence and its impact on performance. It is better for them to measure the intelligence level of their students and present them meaningful physical task.

Total two hundred players (100 combative sports players & 100 non combative sports players) were selected for this study. These selected player had participated at All India Inter University level combative and non-combative sports representing Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior (M.P.) and Jiwaji University, Gwalior (M.P.). Average age of players was 22.1 with the range of 17-25 years old players.

Combative Sports: Football, Hockey, Basketball, Judo, Boxing and Handball. Non Combative Sports: Volleyball, Swimming, Badminton and Track & Field. To carry out this study Single Short research design was used to compare the intelligence level among combative and non-combative sportsmen. Criterion Measure Criterion measure chosen to test the hypothesis was measured by ―Group Test of Intelligence‖ developed by Dr. S. Jalota in the year 1975. Statistical Procedure The statistical procedure applied was Independent Sample ‗Student‘ T-test to compare the intelligence level among combative and non-combative sports. Level of significance was set at 0.05.

Collected data on 200 player who use to play combative and non-combative sports was analysis with the help of descriptive analysis and Independent Sample ‗Student‘ t-test.

Table 1 shows the descriptive analysis of intelligence level among combative and non-combative sportsmen. Mean of intelligence among combative sportsmen i.e., 37.05 is much higher than non-combative sportsmen i.e., 33.12. Same as with standard deviation among player combative sportsmen was 12.05 and non-combative sportsmen was 9.12. There is huge difference in range of combative sportsmen (55) and non-combative sportsmen (39). Graphical representation of above table is made in figure.

TABLE – 2

Above table 02, indicates that there is significant difference found among combative and non-combative sports intelligence as calculate ‗t‘ value 2.35 is great than tabulated ‗t‘ value ??? at 0.05 level of significance. It also shows, that intelligence level among combative sportsmen was more than non-combative sportsmen.

It found that there is significant difference between combative sports (Wrestling, Judo, Boxing, Kabaddi, and Taekando) and non-combative sports (Volleyball, Swimming, Badminton, Shooting and Track & Field) that may be due to so many factors that influence the intelligence level of sportsmen. Winning, in case of combative sports depend upon the individual own capability to performance under different conditions. Psychological makeup especially mental preparation, self-control, rational and critical thinking develops automatically in case of combative sportsmen. Whereas, in case non-combative sports these contributory in sportsmen‘s performance. Non-combative sportsmen have more self-confidence level and also have a good amount of decisiveness because they are totally depended upon themselves. Whatever be the result, they are responsible for it on their own. And that‘s why this responsibility and experience works as intensive motivation for them. All the combative sports require great amount of strength, endurance, aggression, decision making, critical thinking and killing spirit to overcome the opponent where as it not so in non-combative sports. This well-known fact that players who participate in combative sports do work on all factors which are responsible whether it psychological, technical and tactical which is not so prominently covered by non-combative sportsmen.

On the basis of finding and the limitations impose; the following conclusions may be down. 1. It is found that intelligence level among combative sportsmen is more than non-combative sportsmen. 2. There is significant difference of intelligence level among combative and non-combative sportsmen. 3. It is found that winning or losing in combative sports largely depend upon sportsmen own performance in comparison to that of team games.

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Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, Institute of Professional Studies, Gwalior (M.P)