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Hockey is the national game of India. In hockey, a player requires high level of motor fitness to excel at different levels of competitions. This book provides knowledge about motor fitness of hockey players. Motor fitness components like strength, speed, endurance, flexibility and co-ordination ability plays an important role in improving the fitness level of players. Test battery consists seven sub-tests like forward bend reach, standing broad jump, standing shot put, sit ups, 40 meters sprint, shuttle run and 800 meters run. This book will help the coaches, trainers in designing condition programme to improve motor fitness of players to achieve top performance in competitions. Coaches and trainers should conduct periodical fitness tests to evaluate the effectiveness of their conditioning programme.

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Dr. Geeta Thakur is an Asstt. Professor at Akal College of Physical Education, Mastuana Sahib, Sangrur, where she serving as Head of Department (Physical Education). Her academic qualifications are M.P.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D. in physical education and M.A. in Punjabi. She has ten years teaching experience and taught up to master classes.

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