Abstract: Positive association between physical fitness and academic achievement in youth students has been suggested yet the causal effect of physical fitness on academic achievement remains unclear. The aim of this study is to compare the physical fitness and academic achievement of handball project trainees and non-trainees students of Bench Maji zone, SNNPRS, Ethiopia. To achieve the innate objective of the study cross sectional research design with quantitative approach is employed. In so doing purposefully twenty five Mizan primary and secondary school students whose member of handball project with the age of 15.9+0.7 and twenty five students from grade 9, 15.7+.6 years old were selected randomly. Physical fitness is measured by 60 meter shuttle; 12 meter cooper test and Illinois agility.......
KEY WORDS: Handball trainees and non-trainees, physical fitness and academic achievement
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