Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to find out the correlations of selected anthropometrical and psychological variables among volleyball players. To achieve the purpose, seventy two volleyball players were randomly selected from various colleges in Tamilnadu state, India and their age ranged from 17 to 25 years. The subjects had the past playing experience of at least three years in volleyball and only those who represented their respective college teams were taken as subjects. In this study, the volleyball playing ability was predicted from three hundred and eighteen volleyball players selected with the help of predictor variables such as the Anthropometrical variables namely – body weight, thigh girth, calf girth, hand length, chest girth: Psychological variables namely – cognitive anxiety, Somatic Anxiety, Self Confidence. The playing ability which was taken as the performance factor was subjectively assessed by three qualified volleyball coaches. The present study consisted of one dependent variable, namely playing ability of volleyball players and eight independent variables. Collected data was subjected to statistical analysis as explained below. The inter – relationship among the selected physical and anthropometrical variables and the volleyball playing ability, were computed by using Pearson product moment correlation coefficients. The results revealed that an Inter – relationship exists significantly between the anthropometrical and psychological variables among volleyball players. The results revealed that the calf girth, hand length, cognitive anxiety and self confidence having significant correlation with Volleyball playing ability.
Author Name : A.V. Muthukumaran & Dr.R. Jayachandran
Keywords: Volleyball, Anthropometric, Psychological, Correlations.
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