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Abstract In recent years that there is a trend that more teams adopt the technique, tactics and physical performance in volleyball players. The skills like higher attack, powerful jumping-serve, attack from the back row and aggressive blocking are now widely used by volleyball players. All these bring forward greater demand for specific fitness and physique of volleyball players.Objective:The objective of the study was to know a role of anthropometric variables in volleyball playing ability. Procedure :to achieve the purpose of the study data was collected from 80 volleyball players who have represented their university volleyball teams in the inter University tournament. Variables considered for this study was Fore arm circumference, Upper arm girth, Chest girth ,Thigh girth, Calf girth., and Performance Variables such as Service accuracy, Spiking, Over Head pass, and Under hand pass . Data was collected by using standardised method. Findings : Data collected was treated with the product moment correlation statistical technique, the results showed that there is a significant relationship between Fore arm circumference, Upper arm girth, Chest girth, Thigh girth, Calf girth. and the volleyball playing ability.