Relationship of anthropometric measurement and physical fitness with handball playing ability

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to finds out the anthropometric measurement and physical fitness with handball playing ability. For the present study 40 subjects were selected by using simple random sampling. The age limit of the subjects was remained 18-28 years. The variables of anthropometric measurement are (Body height, Body weight, Arm, leg and Foot length) Body height was measured by steel tape, Body weight was measured by weighting machine, and Arm, leg and foot length were measured by steel tape. The physical fitness of the players was measured by using AAHPERD Youth Physical Fitness test. And the Handball playing ability was measured by using Cornish handball test which is one of the standard tests for measuring handball ability. On the basis of results it is concluded that there is found no significant relationship between Anthropometric measurement and physical fitness with Handball playing ability.