International Journal of Advanced Research and Development

The purpose of present study was to compare the selected motor fitness parameters between basketball and volleyball players. For present study the researcher selected 24 male (12 basketball and 12 volleyball players) from Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur (C.G), as subjects and the age ranged from 18-25 years. The variables selected for the present study were basketball and volleyball players (independent variables) and selected motor fitness parameters (dependent variables). The data was collected through applying the tests; 10x4 meter shuttle run test for agility ability and 50 meter dash run test for speed ability. For comparing the means of selected motor fitness parameters, descriptive analysis and independent t-test were applied at 0.05 level of significant. All the statistical analysed was carried out using SPSS version 16.0. The result of the present study showed that there was significant difference found in agility ability (t=3.048<2.07) and speed ability (t=2.665>2.07) between basketball and volleyball players of Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur (C.G). On the basis of the findings it was concluded that the basketball players have more fitness ability in agility ability (t=3.048<2.07) and speed ability (t=2.665>2.07).