Author(s): Roshan Lal Sharma

Abstract:
The purpose of the present study was to compare the physical fitness of basketball and volleyball male players. Total forty subjects were randomly selected (20 from basketball and 20 from volleyball) from various schools of Jammu District of Jammu and Kashmir was taken as a sample. The data was collected during interschool competition organized by department of youth services and sports, Jammu and Kashmir. The age of subject ranged between 15-18 years. Physical fitness tests were used to measure the selected physical fitness variables of players. All the subjects were informed about aim and methodology of the study and they volunteered to participate in this study. ‘T’ test independent was used to analysis the data, level of confidence was set at 0.05 level. Study concluded that insignificant difference found between the means of selected physical fitness variables such as speed, agility, and flexibility and significant differences found in the variable of endurance between basketball and volleyball players.

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