Influence Of Location And Gender On Performance Of Selected Motor Skills Among Secondary School Student
[AWKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ANAMBRA STATE]

trials was recorded to the nearest centimeter (Obidiegwu, 2006).
3.    10 metres Shuttle Run
Facility and Equipment: Bean bags and stop watch.
Test Administration: It was conducted over a 10 metres course. Two parallel lines were drawn 10 metres apart, and bean bags were placed on one of the lines. The performer started, and ran from the opposite line, picked up one bean bag and brought back to where he began. The performer then, returned for the other bean bags which he carried across the finish line.
Scoring: The event was timed with a watch having the seconds’ hand, and best of the two trials was recorded to the nearest tenth of a second.
Method of Data Collection
In order to enable the researcher gain access to the schools used for the study, the researcher obtained an introductory letter from supervisor. This letter was delivered to the principals of the secondary schools used for the study. Furthermore, after obtaining the principal’s consent, the researcher was introduced to the schools’ gamesmasters and games mistresses who served as test assistants. The letter is in appendix III. Prior to data collection, gamesmaters and mistresses from the sampled secondary schools were trained as research assistants. The researcher with the assistants gathered the students in the field and made them to warm-up for 5 minutes before the actual tests. Before the actual test, the researcher demonstrated each of the activities for the students. After that, the actual test commenced with the help of the research assistants. The test lasted for two days in each school making it a total of eight days. The order of testing each day was such that the proceeding did not affect the next. This was done in order to minimize the effect of fatigue. Appropriate test intervals were allowed between tests to ensure that subjects recorded their best performance for each test.
Method of Data Analysis
The research questions were answered with mean scores and standard deviation and t-test statistics was used to test hypotheses one, two and three to determine if there was any significant difference in performance mean scores of the students on 50m dash, standing board jump and 10 metres shuttle run. The 0.05 level of significance was selected as the level of confidence for accepting or rejecting any given hypotheses for t-test. It makes use of the means of the two groups, as well as the number of members of the two groups (Nwana, 1982). The results of the study are found in tables one to twelve.