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Issue No:2 Vol.4 |
February -2011 |
ISSN: 0974-5645 |
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| 10. A comparative study of somatic traits and body composition between volleyball players and controls. Vishaw Gaurav, Mandeep Singh and Sukhdev Singh. Indian J.Sci.Technol. Vol.4, Issue 2, pp: 116-118. |
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- Abstract
The purpose of the study was to compare the somatic traits and body composition between volleyball players and
controls. 48 young male subjects (volleyball players: N= 24 & controls: N= 24) of age group 18-25 years were randomly
selected from the different colleges affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India. All the participants
were assessed for height, weight, breadths, girths and skinfold thickness. The independent samples t-test revealed
that volleyball players had significantly higher height (p<0.05), as compared to controls. The volleyball players were
also found to have significantly greater lean body mass (p<0.01) and ectomorphic component (p<0.05) as compared to
controls. Controls had significantly greater percent body fat and total body fat (p<0.05) as compared to volleyball
players. The volleyball players of this study were found to have higher percentage body fat with lower body height and
body weight than their international counterparts. Further investigations are needed on above studied variables along
with fitness and physiological variables to assess relationship among them and with performance in volleyball. The
findings of the present study might be useful in future investigation on player selection, talent identification in the game
of volleyball and its training programme development.
- Keywords: Somatic traits, volleyball, sports, India, body fat.
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