A STUDY PHYSICAL FITNESS OF STUDENTS OF BORDER PATROL POLICE SCHOOLS IN CHANTHABURI PROVINCE

Abstract

The research aimed to classify the level of physical fitness of students in grade 1 to 6 students of six Border Patrol Police Schools in Chanthaburi Province. The samples comprised of 279 students including 163 male and 116 female students. The research instrument was Physical Fitness Test which developed by Department of Physical, used for 6 aspects physical fitness test which are weight and height measurement, the amount of subcutaneous fat, 60 seconds sit-up, standing broad jump, flexibility test, and long-distance running. The computer software was used for data analysis and analytical statistics were mean and standard deviation. The research findings revealed that the numbers of female students are greater than male students and most of the sample group were nine-year old students. The levels of physical fitness of students were; sit-up for 60 seconds was moderate (21 times/a minute), skinfold thickness was quite fat (19.50 millimeters), standing broad jump was moderate (83 centimeters). In addition, the flexibility test was high (12 centimeters), zig zag running was moderate (24.31 seconds), and long-distance running was moderate (11.49 minutes). The overall of physical fitness test was moderate level.