A study of anthropometric variables among state level male volleyball players
Journal Title: International Journal of Sport, Exercise and Health Research - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The main purpose of the study was to compare the anthropometric variables (arm length, calf circumference, shoulder girth, upper arm girth, waist circumference, thigh circumference and chest circumference) among different age groups of State level male volleyball players of Chandigarh (India). To achieve the objective of the study, a total of sixty (60) state level male volleyball players of different three age groups (under-14, under-17 and under-19) were selected purposively as the subjects of the study. Subjects were chosen from Chandigarh, state level volleyball league, 2016. The age of the subjects ranged between 12 to 19 years. Anthropometric variables were measured in nearest a centimeter. To determine the significance difference on anthropometric variables, analysis of variance (ANOVA) was computed with the help of SPSS software. The level of significance was set at 0.05. Statistical calculation on gathered data showed that there were significant difference found on arm length and upper arm girth among different age groups of state level male volleyball players. To find out the paired mean differences where ‘F’ test is significant the Scheffe’s Post-Hoc test was employed.
Authors and Affiliations
Thingnam Nandalal Singh, W. Geetarani Devi, Umesh Bhatt
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