Abstract:
The purpose of the present study was to compare the status of selected physical fitness variables with psychological variables among football athletes and non-athlete students. Of the total population (n=225), 50 participants have selected of which half of them were football athletes selected purposive and the rest were non-athletes selected by simple random sampling. The data were collected through physical fitness tests and standard questionnaires such as a standing broad jump test for evaluating explosive power, a 30-meter sprint test for evaluating the maximum speed of the subjects, and a zigzag test to evaluate for agility test and questionnaires such as self-esteem, physical self-efficacy, and aggression to evaluate psychological variables. The data collected from the study subjects were analysed using SPSS independent t-test software (version 20). The results were presented through mean and standard division and the difference between football athletes' and non-athletes physical fitness and psychological variables were compared with an independent t-test, and the association between variables have been analyzed. The resulting age of football athletes and non-athlete groups were football Athlete students had higher height (1.71 versus 1.65), lower weight (56.24 versus58.24), and lower BMI (19.19 versus 21.42) compared with non-athlete students. The results reveal that football athletes had significantly higher levels of power (242.320±6.76215cm versus201.3200±16.75490cm) (P<0.001), speed (4.1556±.14629 sec versus4.2372±.109722) (P<0.003), agility (7.3776±0.843330 sec versus11.3320±1.94140) (P<0.005), and psychological variables in comparison to non- football athlete students (P<0.001). Moreover, football athletes students relied higher on SE than non-athletes students (2.8840±2.3560 versus 2.3560± 0.36783) (P<0.001), PSE (3.5964±0.55361versus 3.0255±0.255) (P<0.001), and aggression (2.9273±0.41886 versus 3.3582± 0.4803) (P<0.001). Finally, physical fitness variables were directly related to SE, and PSE & but aggression was insignificant. These findings may show that participating in a football game would contribute to positive impacts on both physiological and psychological components