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2017, Vol. 4, Issue 4, Part A

A comparative study of anthropometric characteristics of national volleyball players of selected state


Author(s): Bhikhabhai Aberajbhai Chaudhari, Praveen kumar Mishra and Dr. Gursewak Singh Saggu

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to compare the selected Anthropometric characteristics of National Volleyball Players of selected state. It was hypothesized that there may be no significant difference in selected Anthropometric characteristics of National Volleyball Players of selected state. The present study was conducted on forty male volleyball players from Gujarat and Rajasthan states who participated in National Volleyball Championship. The age of the subjects ranged from 20 to 25 years. The study was taken to pinpoint the Anthropometric characteristics. Therefore, based on literary evidence and scholar's own understanding the variables are selected for the purpose of this study Standing Height, Leg Length, Arm Length, Trunk Length, Hand Length, Thigh Length, Thigh girth. To find the characteristics of selected anthropometrical of national level volleyball players of Gujarat and rajasthan states. Moreover, in order to compare the selected anthropometrical characteristics among national volleyball players of Gujarat and Rajasthan T-Test has been applied. The above statistical technique was performed by using SPSS version 11.5. the means of Gujarat and Rajasthan in Height as the observed T-ratio was 11.567, which was higher value than the required value (2.021), the means of Gujarat and Rajasthan in Leg Length as the observed T-ratio was 7.669, which was higher value than the required value (2.021), the means of Gujarat and Rajasthan in Arm Length as the observed T-ratio was 7.770, which was higher value than the required value (2.021), the means of Gujarat and Rajasthan in Trunk Length as the observed T-ratio was 5.0873, which was higher value than the required value (2.021), the means of Gujarat and Rajasthan in Hand Length as the observed T-ratio was 2.911, which was higher value than the required value (2.021), the means of Gujarat and Rajasthan in Thigh Length as the observed T-ratio was 1.861, which was lower value than the required value (2.021), the means of Gujarat and Rajasthan in Thigh Girth as the observed T-ratio was 5.148, which was higher value than the required value (2.021).

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How to cite this article:
Bhikhabhai Aberajbhai Chaudhari, Praveen kumar Mishra, Dr. Gursewak Singh Saggu. A comparative study of anthropometric characteristics of national volleyball players of selected state. Int J Phys Educ Sports Health 2017;4(4):20-23.

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