Abstract :
The purpose of the study was to analyse the selected motor fitness variables among south zone inter-university volleyball players. To achieve the purpose of the study 100 male Inter-University Volleyball players as subjects and their age ranged between 18 and 25. For the purpose of the study the players were classified namely setters (n=21), attackers (n=42) and libero (n=37). The data was collected during the South Zone Inter-University Volleyball Tournament held at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. Speed was assessed by 50 metres run, explosive power was assessed by standing broad jump and agility was assessed by shuttle run test. To test the significance of the mean difference among the volleyball players analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used. In case of any significance of mean difference on the criterion measure, to find out which pair of group was better among the others, the Scheffe’s post – hoc test was applied. The mean differences among setters, attackers and libero on speed showed insignificant differences among south zone inter-university volleyball players. The mean differences among setters, attackers and libero on explosive power showed insignificant differences among south zone inter-university volleyball players. The mean differences on agility between setters & attackers and setters & libero showed significant difference and in case of attackers & libero showed insignificant difference.
Author Name : A.V. Muthukumaran & Dr.R. Jayachandran
Keywords: Speed, Explosive Power, Agility, Volleyball Players.
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