International Journal of Physical Education Sports Management and Yogic Sciences

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 3

Comparison of leg explosive power between basketball and volleyball players

Director of Physical Education, Arulmigu Palaniandavar Arts College for Women, Palani

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the comparison of leg explosive power between basket ball and volley ball players. To achieve the purpose of the study ten basket ball and ten volley ball players were selected from Arulmigu Palaniandavar Arts College for Women, Palani, Tamilnadu. The age of the subjects was 18–21 years. The leg explosive power was tested by standing broad jump test. The scores were noted in meters. The collected data were statistically analyzed with paired sample‘t’ test. The level of significance was 0.05 level. The results of the study proved that there was a significant difference between basketball and volley ball players on leg explosive power. Volley ball players show higher performance in leg explosive power than the basket ball players.

Keywords

Basket ball, Volley ball, Leg explosive power, Paired sample ‘t’ test