COMPARATIVE STUDY OF KINESTHETIC PERCEPTIONS OF MALE AND FEMALE FIELD HOCKEY PLAYERS

The kind of sense organs found within the muscles and joints are called proprioceptors. The function of propioreceptors is conduct sensory reports to the central nervous system from muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints. These sense organs are concerned with kinesthetic senses that, in general, unconsciously tell us where our body part in relation to our environment. Their contributions enable us to execute a smooth and coordinated movement. The purpose of this study was to compare the kinesthetic perception of male and female hockey players. Total 15 male and 15 female intervarsity hockey players of 18 to 24 years old from L.N.I.P.E Gwalior (M.P), were selected as subjects for this study. The kinesthetic perception of the subject was measured with the administration of kinesthetic obstacles test. To determine the difference of kinesthetic perception among male and female hockey players independent t-test test was employed and the significant level was set at 0.05. The result of the data indicated that there was no significant difference between male and female field hockey players.