AUTHOR(S): Dr. Kushwant Singh

ABSTRACT:
This research was entitled as “A Study of Physical Parameters as Predictors of Performance in Volleyball Players”. The subjects for the present study were hundred (50-male and 50-female) inter-college level volleyball players from the affiliated colleges of Panjab University, Chandigarh. The data pertaining to the anthropometrical, physical and physiological variables was collected in the track and laboratory of Physical Education Department, Panjab University. The performance was assessed by the panel of three judges rating of skills during the inter-college tournament of Panjab University. In order to correlate the performance in playing ability on the basis of the anthropometrical, physical and physiological variables, Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Correlations was employed. The analysis of data of men volleyball player’s reveals that Physical variables of agility, power and, endurance showed a positive relationship to volleyball playing ability. In case of women volleyball players the physical variables of speed, grip strength (right), and power as measured through vertical jump showed a significant positive relationship to volleyball playing ability.

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