ANALYSIS OF SELECTED ANTHROPOMETRIC VARIABLES AMONG ELITE ATHLETES
P. Buvanendiran* and Dr. N. D. Virupaksha
ABSTRACT
Introduction: The main objective of this study was to examine the selected anthropometric measurements
between basketball and volleyball elite athletes of Sri Lanka. Aim of the Study: To examine the selected
anthropometric measurements between basketball and volleyball elite male athletes of Sri Lanka. Methods: The
sample consists of forty athletes N=40 (Age ranged between 18-32 years). Out of which twenty N=20 basketball
elite male athletes and other twenty N=20 volleyball elite male. They were the members of the Sri Lankan national
team camp during preparation for their international competition in Colombo 2017. Anthropometric measurements
namely; standing height, body weight, arm length, upper arm girth, forearm girth, thigh girth, calf girth, chest
girth, and leg length were selected for this study. Result and Discussion: To determine the significant differences
of anthropometric measurements, the data was analyzed by applying independent t - test in order to determine the
anthropometric differences between the basketball and volleyball male athletes, 0.05 level of confidence was fixed
to test the significance. Conclusions: The results showed that there was significant difference in the selected nine
anthropometric measurements between basketball and volleyball athletes.
Keywords: Anthropometric variables, Team games, Elite athletes, Basketball, Volleyball.
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