International Journal of Sport, Exercise and Health Research 2017; 1(1): 8-11 DOI:10.31254/sportmed.1102
A study of anthropometric variables among state level male volleyball players
Thingnam Nandalal Singh1 , W. Geetarani Devi2 , Umesh Bhatt3
1. Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India
2. Guest Faculty, Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014, India
3. Volleyball Coach, Tender Heart School, Sector- 33B, Chandigarh-160014, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 2nd January, 2017 / Accepted: 26th February, 2017
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.
Anthropometric variables, State level, Volleyball Player, Male
