A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SELECTED ANTHROPOMETRIC VARIABLES BETWEEN UNIVERSITY LEVEL HOCKEY AND CRICKET PLAYERS

Dr. Mahesh Singh Dhapola

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to compare selected anthropometric variables between university level Hockey and Cricket male players. The subjects for this study were (N=32) male were 16 each from Hockey and Cricket players and age ranged from 21 to 25 were purposive selected from Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur (C.G.). The selected anthropometric measurements like biceps skin fold width, triceps skin fold width, sub scapular width, suprailiac skin fold width, thigh skin fold width, calf skin fold width, chest skin fold width, abdominal skin fold width. The statistical technique employed for this study was independent ‘t’ test at 0.05 level of significance. As per the statistical analysis insignificant difference was found between Hockey and  Cricket players in respected to selected anthropometric variables biceps skin fold width, triceps skin fold width, sub scapular width, suprailiac skin fold width, thigh skin fold width, calf skin fold width, chest skin fold width, abdominal skin fold width at (p < 0.05).

Keywords: Anthropometric, skin fold, hockey and Cricket.