THE COMPARISON OF SELECTED PHYSICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIABLES OF VOLLEYBALL AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS

 Dr. Rishi Tripathi, Dr. Amit Kumar Srivastva and Dr. Rajesh Tripathi

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the present study was to compare the selected physical and physiological variables of Volleyball and Football players. Total forty (20 from Volleyball and 20 from Football) male players (subjects) from Barkatullah University, Bhopal, were selected for this study. Their age ranged between 18-24 years. Selected Physical (Flexibility, Endurance, Agility and Explosive Strength) and Physiological (Pulse Rate, Vital Capacity and Cardiovascular Endurance) variables of Volleyball and Football players, were selected for this study. It was hypothesised that no significant difference would be found between selected physical and physiological variables of Volleyball and Football players. For analysis of the data Mean and SD were calculated and to examine the significance difference between the group mean of different physical and physiological variables, ‘t’ test was applied, and level of confidence was set at .05 level. Significant difference found between the means of selected physical (Flexibility and Endurance) and physiological (Cardio Vascular Endurance) variables of volleyball and football players. No significant difference found between the means of some of physical (agility and explosive strength) and physiological variables (heart rate, vital capacity and peak flow rate) of volleyball and football players. Mean value indicates that in flexibility and explosive strength volleyball players are better than football players, Mean value indicates that in endurance and agility football players are better than volleyball players. Mean value indicates that in all physiological variables heart rate, vital capacity, cardio vascular endurance, peak flow rate football players are better than volleyball players.

Keywords: Pulse Rate, Vital Capacity, Peak Flow Rate and Cardiovascular Endurance