International Journal of Movement Education and Sports Sciences (IJMESS) Annual Refereed & Peer Reviewed Journal Vol. IV No. 1 January-December 2016 Online ISSN 2321-7200 Print ISSN 2348-5604 21 Copyright 2013 Dabas Educational Welfare Society (DEWS) Effect of Training Program on Volleyball Skills of Inter-University level Volleyball Players Sudhir Kumar* Jogiswar Goswami** Ajit Kumar*** *Research Scholar, ASPESS, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh (India). ** Assistant Director, ASPESS, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh (India). *** Assistant Professor, ASPESS, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh (India). (Received 29 February 2016 – Accepted & Published 9 March 2016) Abstract Background: The purpose of the study was to find out Effect of Training Program on Volleyball Skills of Inter-University level Volleyball Players Methods: The participants for the study were 30 inter-university level male volleyball players whose age ranged between 18-23 years and were training thrice a week at SU Block Volleyball Coaching Center, Pitampura New Delhi. The players for the study were selected using the purposive sampling design. All the subjects attended a single training unit thrice a week i.e. on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays. Results: The effectiveness of training is evident in the improvement of performance which is clearly indicated by positive change in the mean scores of Brady’s volleyball test &volleyball skills chosen in the study. INTRODUCTION According to Uppal (2013), the game of volleyball places very high demands on athletic ability of players. Small size of volleyball court requires different running pattern than in football, hockey & other games. There are100 to 200 jumps with optimum height from relative short approach. Without jumping power, an effective smash is not possible, without adequate speed and agility the player cannot accomplish good performance on defense, without specific playing endurance it will not be possible to last long in tough competitions. According to Singh (1991), whenever a sportsman does an action he has achieved some performance. During training a sportsman is regularly doing different types of exercises. An estimate of his performance in different exercises is indispensable for training and performance analysis. Seeing the modern trend in Volleyball in terms of technique, it is evident that, powerful spike by back zone player, short balls spike, jump service, anticipatory double blocking & defense by Libero has become integral part of modern volleyball. It has been noticed that, team those who are consistentlyperforming well at world level are able to block the opponent attack. All these skills require high level of fitness which can be improved by systematic & scientific training considering game situation & individual ability to perform. While spiking & blocking a player has to jump vertically in order to make contact with the ball from maximum height. Sreejit (1988) compared Basketball, Volleyball and Badminton Players in selected psychomotor variables namely reaction time, speed of arm movement, multi limb coordination, arm hand steadiness and finger dexterity. The data was analyzed using one