Relationship Between Level Of Achievement And Health Related Physical Fitness, Physiological Functioning, Psychological Aspects And Socio-Economic Status Of Male Retired Sportspersons Of Karnataka State

Abstract

Man is the most intelligent organism in the universe.  His thinking capacity, discoveries and thoughts have differentiated him from other animals and he has been placed in higher order as far as rationality is concerned. Man is absorbed in day-to-day activities without any rest. This places enormous amount of stress and anxieties. Which may have an adverse effect on his overall well-being.  The purpose of the study was relationship between level of achievement and health related physical fitness, physiological functioning, psychological aspects and socio-economic status of retired sportspersons. In order to achieve the purpose of the study Frothy one (N=41) Male subjects in the retired sportspersons for the study were selected through purposive sampling method and who have previously represented Karnataka state in various sports as well as games in senior and junior category were selected for the study. The level of achievement of retired sportspersons was correlated with different variables selected for investigation. For this purpose Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was calculated. Raw data on level of achievement was converted to standard ‘Z’ scores using SPSS. There is no significant correlation between level of achievement and Self Esteem, Socio Economic Status, Stress, Body Mass Index, Dominant Hand Grip Strength, Flexibility, Pulse rate, Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure.