Abstract :
The purpose of the study was to analyse the Volleyball playing ability from the selected anthropometrical variables among College level players. To achieve the purpose two hundred and fourteen inter – collegiate Volleyball players were randomly selected from various colleges in Tamilnadu state, India and their age ranged from 17 to 25 years. The subjects had past playing experience of at least three years in Volleyball and only those who represented their respective college teams were taken as subjects. The anthropometrical variables namely – Body weight; Length measurements – Standing Height, Arm length, Arm span, Leg length, Hand length, Hand breadth, Palm length; Breadth measurements – Humerus breadth and Femur breadth; Girth measurements – Arm girth relaxed, Arm girth flexed, Chest, waist, Hip, Thigh and Calf. The multiple regression was used. The results revealed that an Inter – relationship exists significantly between the anthropometrical variables among male inter – collegiate Volleyball players. The size of multiple correlation is sufficiently large and hence regression equation developed by nine strength measures and anthropometric variables can be put in to prediction equation of volleyball players. The results revealed that the anthropometric characteristics body weight, waist, hand length, femur breadth, palm length, leg length and arm span become the common characteristics which can predict the playing ability in Volleyball players.
Author Name : F.A.Juliance Rajasingh
Keywords: Volleyball, Anthropometrical Variable, Analysis.
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