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ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to examine the effect of gymnastic exercise and aerobics on the performance of wing shooting in handball. To achieve this purpose of investigation 90 handball players (girls) were randomly selected from different schools in Andhra Pradesh. The subjects were divided into three groups consisting of 30 handball players in each group. The subjects were in the age group of 15 to 18 years of school girls..For this study the researcher selected the performance of wing shooting in handball, as this ability is considered as one of the basic necessities in the game of handball. Randomly selected ninety school girls handball players who participated in the inter-school level tournaments were selected randomly from Andhra Pradesh. The selected subjects were randomly divided into three groups. Experimental group I was assigned as Gymnastic exercises training group, Group II was assigned as aerobic training and the third group served as control group which was kept under control. Based on the initial performance in wing shooting in handball, the subjects were divided into three equal groups consisting of 30 handball players in each group. Prior to experimental treatment all the subjects were measured of their wing shooting performance objectively. Gymnastic group was given selected gymnastic exercises consisting of 10 exercises for 12 weeks. The aerobic group was provided with aerobic training of 10 different exercises for 12 weeks. Immediately after the completion of experimental period all the three groups were measured of their performance of wing shooting in handball. The differences between the initial and final scores were considered as the effect of respective treatment on wing shooting performance. The ANCOVA results showed that the obtained F value 68.94 was significant. The post hoc analysis and the data paired mean comparisons proved that experimental treatments were significantly better than control group. Comparison between treatment groups, that is, gym exercises group and aerobic training group proved that gym exercises group was significantly better than aerobic training in improving wing shooting performance of handball players girls. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that gym exercises may be included in the training schedule of handball players, especially, school level girls.