The intension of the study was to investigate the selected physical and physiological variables highly correlated with playing ability of inter-collegiate level volleyball players. To attain this aim, the investigator selected one hundred ninety two inter-collegiate level Anna University volleyball players as subjects. Random group design was used for this investigation, as it is considered most suitable. The age of the selected subjects ranged from eighteen to twenty five years. In this study one criterion (volleyball playing ability) and nine determinant variables are included. Pearson product moment correlation was utilized to verify the association between criterion (volleyball playing ability) and determinant variables. The relationship between criterion and determinant variables as well as inter-correlations among determinant variables was calculated by using Pearson product-moment correlation formula. To test the hypothesis 0.05 level of confidence was fixed. The selected physical fitness and physiological variables such as muscular endurance, explosive power, VO₂ max, vital capacity, anaerobic power, agility and speed of the volleyball players were highly correlated with playing ability of inter-collegiate level Anna university volleyball players.

Keywords: Physical Fitness, Physiological and Volleyball players