comparison of relationship between physical fitness levels and academic success of university students regularly and not regularly sporting

In this study, the aim is to compare the relationship between physical fitness values and academic success of university students regularly and not regularly sporting, and determine whether there is a meaningful difference in the values of these two groups.A total of 76 students volunteered to participate in the study with 38 male students in 1. and 2. grade students educating in TOBB Economy and Technology University with mean age 20.94 ± 1.33 and regularly sporting and 38 male students with mean age 20.71 ± 1.01 and not regularly sporting.Age, height, body weight, girth, hand power (right-left hand), back and leg power, reaction time (light, sound), body flexibility, equilibrium, vertical leap, anaerobic power, 6 min. running and walking test, aerobic capacity, body fat percentage and academic success parameters of the subjects are measured. Anaerobic power of the subjects are calculated by making use of body weight and vertical leap, aerobic power by making use of 6 min. running and walking test, body fat percentages by making use of Zorba Formula and academic success levels by taking general averages of the students.In our study, the physical fitness parameters of the subjects are measured with Eurofit Test Battery. Descriptive statistical analysis is applied to the groups and SPSS 11.00 program is used for statistical analyses. Arithmetical mean and standard deviation values of all variables are calculated. Independent-Samples T test which is the T test between independent groups are applied to the difference between the groups and importance level is taken as 0.01.As the result of the study, when the relation between the physical fitness values and academic success of the university students regularly and not regularly sporting is compared, meaningful differences at the level of p<0,05 are not observed in fore arm girth parameters while meaningful differences are observed from the point of other variables.As a conclusion, attention is drawn to the development of physical fitness in respect of physical activity, exercise size and action characteristics of sports, and it is concluded that, besides physical development, also being an element of psychological, social, cultural and behavioral development of individuals, sports affects academic success positively.Key Words: Sports, Physical Fitness, Academic Success