A relationship study of physiological characteristics and basketball playing ability among university level players

Abstract

The objective of this was to examine the relationship between examine the relationship between physiological characteristics and playing ability of male Basketball players of university level In this Study, a total of 250 male Basketball players were recruited from the various Universities of Northern India. The sampling was done by using the purposive sampling method. The physiological characteristics aerobic fitness (vo2 max), speed, grip strength, explosive power. Basketball playing ability was tested using the AAHPERD Basketball skill test. It was found that aerobic fitness (vo2 max), grip strength and explosive power were positively related whereas speed was negatively related to Basketball playing ability. It can be concluded that physiological characteristics play significant role to enhance Basketball playing ability.