EXPLOSIVE STRENGTH BETWEEN VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL PLAYERS:A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Aruna Rani, Rohit Chauhan andDr. Satpal Kaur Kalsi

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted on different motor abilities among University level Volleyball and Basketball male players of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar and Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab. The main aim of the study was the comparison between Volleyball and Basketball players with different motor abilities. The purpose of the study was to compare arm strength and leg strength of Volleyball and Basketball players. In z present study investigator has taken a total of 30 samples. For analysis and interpretation of data, a comparative analysis of the selected variable, was statistically analyzed by ‘t’ test. The data of both groups were calculated separately for both the variables. Different types of descriptive statistic such as mean and standard deviation was computed to describe each variable statistically. The level of significance was set at 0.05. To know the difference in the selected variables the individual ‘t’ test was used. It was found that Volleyball and Basketball players do not have significant difference between the variables; arm strength and leg strength.

Keywords: Arm Strength, Leg Strength, Volleyball and Basketball