Comparative Study of Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate Between High Achieving and Low Achieving National Level Footballers

The purpose of the study was “comparative study of blood pressure and pulse rate between high achieving and low
achieving national level footballers”. The subjects for this study were male national football players. One hundred
forty four subjects were selected for the study. Seventy two were those high achieving national level footballers
and seventy two were those low achieving national level footballers. The age group of footballers was ranged
between 19 to 28 years. To determine the comparative differentials of blood pressure and pulse rate between high
achieving and low achieving national level footballers, the test of signifi cance (‘t’-ratio) was employed. Further, the
level of signifi cance was set at 0.05 level of confi dence. The fi ndings of the study reveal that there was signifi cant
difference was found in case of systolic blood pressure and pulse rate between high achieving national level
footballers exhibited better systolic blood pressure and pulse rate in comparison with the low achieving national
level footballers. the study also shows that there was no signifi cant difference in diastolic blood pressure between
high achieving and low achieving national level footballers may be due to the reason that the players were almost
of the same standard with a similar kind of experience which must have been a probable cause.
Keyword: Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate