A Study of Relationship Between Motor Fitness Variables With Playing Ability of State Level Junior Male Basketball Players

Many variables are involved in the ability to succeed in basketball, not the least important to those of motor fitness.

To characterize the level of motor fitness variables (Speed, Muscular Endurance, Muscular Power, Cardio-Respiratory Endurance, Flexibility and Agility) of State Level Junior Male Basketball Players.

To find out the relationship between motor fitness variables and playing ability of State Level Junior Male Basketball Players.

To find out combined contribution of motor fitness variables with playing ability of State Level Junior Male Basketball Players.

Around 216 junior male basketball players as subjects were selected randomly from the 13 city/districts of the Uttarakhand state. Flexibility was measured by Sit and Rich test and other component was measured manually. Descriptive statistics was used to assess motor component variables; product moment correlation and multiple correlations were used to find out relationship and combined contribution of motor component variables to playing ability of State Level Junior Basketball players at 0.05 level of significance.

Mean and standard deviations of Junior State Level basketball players in relation to Speed (7.63±0.70), Muscular Endurance (40.22±6.04), Muscular Power (2.00 ±0.18), Cardio Respiratory Endurance (1.97±0.25), Flexibility (54.41±9.05), Agility (10.25±0.59) and Correlation coefficient value (r) were found to be 0.62, 0.47, 0.48, -0.30, 0.50, -0.66, respectively. The value of multiple correlations (R) was found 0.615.

1) Significant correlation was found among Motor Component Variables and Playing ability of State Level Junior basketball players. 2) 59.2% variation in playing ability of basketball players by motor component variables (Speed, Muscular Endurance, Muscular Power, Cardio respiratory endurance, Flexibility and Agility).