Correlation of selected physiological variables to kabaddi playing ability

The purpose of the study was to determine the correlation ofselected physiological variables to kabaddi playing ability. METHODOLOGY:- to achieve the objectives of the study four physiological variables were selected as independent variables and playing ability as dependent variable, which was assessed through subjective rating by three experts during the tournaments. Forty men kabaddi players took part in the Karnataka state level kabaddi tournament held at chikkamagalore district Karnataka state during the year of 2019 were selected as subjects. Age of the subjects was ranging between 18 to 28 years. Pearson’s product moment correlation was used as a statistical tool to find out the result of the study and significant level was fixed at 0.05. FINDINGS:-the result of the study reveals that the selected physiological variables of resting heart rate, breath holding time, and vital capacity were significant correlation with kababdi playing ability and only respiratory rate was not significant correlation with kabaddi playing ability.