Abstract:
The purposes of this study were to investigate and to compare the physical fitness of the police cadet of the second, third and fourth years at the police cadet academy and also to set up the physical fitness norms for these students. A stratified random sampling method was used by selecting 100 students from each class with the total of 300 students from 895 students. The International Committee for the Standardized of Physical Fitness Test was used in collecting data. The obtained data were then analyzed in order to find the means and standard devistions and after that the normalized T-score was determined. The significant difference and the One-Way Analysis of Variance and the Scheffes Test were also employed to determine the significant difference. The major findings were :- 1. The means of physical fitness scores in each test items for the police cadet of the second year items for the 50 meters sprint 13.02 for the pull up, 28.16 the 30 seconds sit up, 43.80 kilograms for the grip strength, 10.57 seconds for the shultle run, 2.17 meters for the standing broad jump and 3.52 minutes for the 1000 meters run 2. The means of physical fitness scores in each test items for the police cadet of the third year were 6.65 seconds for the 50 meters sprint, 12.83 for the pull up, 28.73 for the 30 seconds sit up, 44.56 kilograms for the grip strength, 10.57 seconds for the shultle run, 2.25 meters for the standing broad jump and 3.48 minutes for the 1000 meters run. 3. The means of physical fitness scores in each test items for the police cadet of the fourth year were 6.71 seconds for the 50 meters sprint, 15.19 for the pull up, 29.65 for the 30 seconds sit up, 47.37 kilograms for the grip strength, 10.40 seconds for the shultle run, 2.27 meters for the standing broad jump and 3.21 minutes for the 1000 meters run. 4. The means of physical fitness scores in each test items for all classes of the police cadet were 6.68 seconds for the 50 meters sprint, 13.68 for the pull up, 28.85 for the 30 second sit up, 45.24 kilograms for the grip strength, 10.20 seconds for the shultle run, 2.23 meters for the standing broad jumb and 3.31 minutes for the 1000 meter run. 5. The physical fitness of the police cadet was significantly different at the .05 level. Namely, the physical fitness of the police cadet of the fourth year different from that of the second and third years at the .05 level. As for that of the second and third years, the physical fitness was not significant difference 6. The total scores of the physical fitness norms for the police cadet of the second level were 387.63 and over is excellent, 362.82-387.62 is good, 313.19-362.81 is moderate, 288.38-313.18 is rather low, 288.37 and under is low. 7. The total scores of the physical fitness norms for the police cadet of the third year level were 405.89 and over is excellent, 371.43-405.88 is good, 302.51-371.42 is moderate, 268.05-302.50 is rater low, 268.04 and under is low. 8. The total scores of the physical fitness norms for the police cadit of the fourth year level were 446.94 and over is excellent, 410.97-446.92 is good, 339.07-410.97 is moderate, 303.11-339.06 is rater low, 303.10 and under is low.