A STUDY ON SELECTED ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS OF SANTAL BOYS

Dr. Rasamoy Hansda and Dr Kanchan Bandopadhyay

Abstract
The purpose of the study was to find out and compare the length of Trochanterion-Tibiale lateral, Tibiale-lateral, Acromiale-radiale and Radiale-stylion as selected anthropometric characteristics and Muscular strength, Muscular endurance, Cardio-respiratory endurance and Flexibility as selected physical fitness variables between tribal and general school going subjects. Total 416 boys (208 = Tribal community and rest 208 = General community) were selected as subjects by the random sampling technique. The age of the subjects was ranged from 13 years to 16 years which divided into four groups according to their age and categories into two named TB for Tribal boys and GB for General boys. The selected anthropometric characteristics of subject such as the lengths of Trochanterion-Tibiale laterale, Tibiale-Laterale, Acromiale-Radiale, Radiale-Stylion and selected physical fitness variables like Muscular strength, Muscular endurance, Cardio-respiratory endurance and Flexibility were considered as criterion measure. The measuring procedure for selected anthropometric characteristics were done by the guidelines of ISAK, 2006 and the selected physical fitness variable tests such as Pull-up, Bent-knee sit-up, Sixteen-hundred meter run and Modified sit-and-reach were followed by Johnson & Nelson- 2007. The mean and standard deviation (S.D.) were calculated for the analysis of the data as descriptive statistics. Statistical significance of two group i.e. Tribal boys and General boys in respective age group, mean difference was tested by Independent – Sample T - Test.
Keyword: Tribal Boys, Anthropometric Measures and Physical Fitness Variables