Comparison of Selected Anthropometrical Characteristics between Basketball and Handball Players

Author Name: J.V.Sasireka
Abstract
In this context, the investigator made an attempt to compare the selected anthropometrical characteristics of basketball and handball players. To achieve the purpose of the study, 50 players (25 women basketball and 25 women handball players) were randomly selected as subjects from Sri Sarada College for Women, Salem. The age of the subjects were ranged from 18 to 21 years. The obtained data were statistically analyzed with independent ‘t’ test. The level of confidence which was fixed at 0.05 levels was considered as an appropriate one for this study. The result reveals that there was significant mean difference found on both arm length and leg length among women basketball and handball players

Keywords: Arm Length, Leg Length, Basketball, Handball.
Please cite this article as: J.V.Sasireka. Comparison of Selected Anthropometrical Characteristics between Basketball and Handball Players. International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 2015, 2, 7(16), 59 – 61.