A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SELECTED FITNESS COMPONENTS OF 13-19 YEARS FEMALE BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

The Word 'Sport' comes from the old French word called Desport which means "Leisure", but this word has changed its connotation with the passing time. Now sports are no longer believed to be practiced only in leisure time. Today they are one of the major parameters to judge a country's development and growth and are fast becoming great career options for the future generations. The purpose of the study is to observe the Difference in Hand - Eye Co-Ordination, Accuracy, Agility Hand Explosive Strength, and Leg Explosive Strength between Female Basketball Players & Volleyball Players. A total of Twenty Two (22) Female subjects were selected for this study. Out of them 11 were from Basketball, 11 were from Volleyball. The ages of the subjects were 13-19 years old. Selected Fitness Components of the subjects were the criterion measure for the present study. Selected Fitness Components were: This included- leg Explosive Strength, Hand Explosive Strength, Hand Eye Coordination, Agility and Accuracy. The leg Explosive Strength was measured by Vertical jump. Hand Explosive Strength was measured by putting the Shot. Hand Eye Coordination was measured by Rebound Ball Test. Accuracy was measured by Accuracy test. Agility was measured by (4x10 mts.) Shuttle Run. In respect of Accuracy, Agility, Hand Explosive Strength, leg Explosive Strength, there were no significant difference Between Female Basketball and Volleyball Group. In respect of Hand ? Eye coordination Female group of Basketball players were better than the volleyball players of Female group