Study of physiological body composition and psychomotor variables of basketball players at different levels of competition

Abstract

Physical activity is an inherent trait of a human living. It develops its own in a natural way. It becomes all the way imperative to identify the nature and the degree of this natural talent and to nurture, modifies and refines it to get the cherished outcomes. The children perform a lot of activities such as running, jumping, throwing, catching, kicking and striking etc. The activities are known as natural or universal skills. The twenty first century is the most rapidly of changing century of all time. Rapidity of changes created unusual demands on individuals and on system of education. Today education must not only include the body and knowledge, but also to develop inquiring minds that will enable them to comprehend and accept what is to come tomorrow. As Jacks, the british philosopher, put it, living becomes an art only, When work and play, labour and leisure, mind and body, education and recreation are governed by single vision of excellence and a continuous passion for achieving it. The developing tendencies in international sports, especially in team games are identified as the increase in game tempo, tougher body game and greater variability in technique and tactics. An increased performance level can only be achieved by working and training of all major components i.e. technique, coordination, tactics, physical fitness, physiological qualities and psychological qualities. The theory of motor coordination is the basis for understanding the motor of coordination abilities. Motor coordination is part and parcel of actions regulation. Coordination abilities have also important and strong links with the motor skills as the motor coordination focus the basis of both. These abilities enable the sportsperson to do a group or set of movement with better quality and effect. Psychomotor abilities enable the sports man to do a group of movements with better quality and effect. The speed of learning of skill and its stability is directly dependent on the level of various coordinative abilities.