Title: COMPARISON OF ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF DOMINANT HANDS BETWEEN ADULT ELITE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS AND SEDENTARIES
Abstract:Objective: The aim of the study is to compare the dominant hand anthropometric rational differences between adult elite volleyball players and sedentaries. METHOD: In this study, totally 100 subjects ...Objective: The aim of the study is to compare the dominant hand anthropometric rational differences between adult elite volleyball players and sedentaries. METHOD: In this study, totally 100 subjects (mean age 23.9±3) participated and, they are separated as 25 male volleyball players, 25 female volleyball players, 25 male sedentaries and 25 female sedentaries, respectively. The objects of volleyball levels (elite or non elite) are evaluated by an individual questionnaire data form. Length, weight, hand length, hand width, metacarpal width, hand finger length, hand wrist circumference and hand wrist width are measured by anthropometer, stick, tape measure (international standards, millimetric) and the data are analyzed statistically with t-Test and Two-Way ANOVA. RESULT: With the measurements stated above meaningful differentials are found between volleyball players and sedentary related to length, weight, hand length, hand width, metacarpal width, hand finger length, hand wrist circumference and hand wrist width. CONCLUSION: Theoretically, it is assumed that elite sportsman and woman represents the most appropriate physical structure related to the sport branch performed. In this context, anthropometric measurements of sportsmen and women are at higher degree than sedentary. In this study, anthropometric hand measurements of volleyball players and sedentaries (related to gender variable) are found different. As a result, it is found that the meaningful difference related to anthropometric measurements of dominant hand result from the performed sport branch.Read More
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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