Impact of Sports Participation on Intelligence among Boys of Age 14 -17 Years

Sports are a meaningful context in which many young people participate, and youth sports teams may be a viable way to promote optimal development. Sports comprises all forms of physical activities that contribute to physical fitness, mental well-being and social interaction. Participation in sport improves the development of peer relationships, establishes the notion of trust and builds teamwork skills. The purpose of this study was to see the impact of sports participation on intelligence among boys. The present study was conducted on 300 male subjects between age group 14 and 17 years. Subjects were divided into following three groups (Group 1—Team Sports Group, Group 2—Individual Sports Group, Group 3—Non-participant Group) using a questionnaire for Sports Activity participation survey. Each group has 100 students. To assess intelligence of the selected subjects, verbal intelligence test prepared by Dr. P. Srinivasan was adopted. Appropriate tool was used to assess the parameters. The results show that majority i.e. 64.7% of the subjects were found to be average intelligent and 22.7 superiorly intelligent. It was revealed that sports participation has no association withrelation to intelligence (IQ) and revealed that there was no significant effect found on intelligence level of the subjects who participated in sports as well as the non-participants.