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A Comparative Study of Anthropometric Characteristics between Inter-University and Inter-College Male Baseball players

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Author Affiliations

  • 11Department of Physical Education and Sports, N.I.T Jalandhar, Punjab, INDIA
  • 2Sai Nath University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, INDIA

Res. J. of Physical Education Sci., Volume 2, Issue (11), Pages 9-11, November,23 (2014)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out the differences in Anthropometric Characteristics of Baseball players in relation to their performance level (i.e. Inter-University level and Inter-College level). A sample of sixty (N=60) male baseball players of age ranging from 18-25 years, which includes Inter–University level (N1=30) and Inter-College level (N2=30), was selected from various colleges and universities. The purposive sampling technique was used to select the subjects. All the subjects were assessed for height, weight, lengths, width and girths. The independent samples t-test was applied to assess the differences of various anthropometric characteristics between inter–university and inter-college level baseball players. The level of significance was set at 0.05. Significant differences were found between Inter-University and Inter-College level baseball players with regard to Standing Height (p? 0.05), Body Weight (p? 0.05), Lower Leg length (p? 0.05), Arm Length (p? 0.05), Upper Arm Length (p? 0.05), Lower Arm Length (p? 0.05), Chest Width and Calf, Thigh, Chest, Upper Arm and Lower Arm Girths (p? 0.05). While comparing the means, it revealed that Inter-University level baseball players were taller and had more Body Weight, Longer Leg Length, Longer Arm and also more Chest Width and Calf, Thigh and Chest, Upper Arm, Lower Arm Girths than their Inter-College level baseball players.

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