COMPARISON OF EXPLOSIVE STRENGTH OF INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL PLAYER

Mr. Beer Pratap Singh, Dr. Vikram Singh, Mr. Nirmala Tiwari and Dr. Archana Chahal

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to compare explosive strength between male basketball and volleyball players of Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University. To achieve the purpose of this study, thirty male players, that is fifteen basketball players and fifteen volleyball players were selected as participant and their age ranged from 18 to 24 years. These participants were tested for explosive strength by vertical jump test. Independent ‘t’ test to find out the significant difference between volleyball and basketball players. The result of the study showed that there was no significant difference on explosive power (Tabulated value=2.048, p< 0.05) between volleyball and basketball players. It is concluded that both games demands greater explosive power for better performance. The nature of both games varies, although the skills like spiking, jump shot etc. require explosive strength.

Keywords: Basketball, Volleyball, Explosive strength and Indian Institute of Technology.