A study on selected anthropometric and physical fitness variables between Hooghly and Birbhum district volleyball players

Abstract

The study was conducted to find out the selected Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Variables between Hooghly and Birbhum District Volleyball Players. For the purpose of the study 24 state level women volleyball players were purposively selected from Hooghly and Birbhum districts, West Bengal, India as the subject. Among them 12 were purposefully selected from each district. The variables selected for the study were Anthropometrics variables- height, weight, BMI, Arm-Length, Leg-Length, Thigh girth and calf girth and the Physical Fitness variables- explosive strength, agility and flexibility. Standard tests were applied to collect the data. To find out the result of the study, descriptive statistics was used. After checking normality of the data independent t-test was used. The level of significance was set at 0.05 level. The result revealed that the Hooghly district women volleyball players were significantly better in both selected anthropometric and physical fitness variables while compared to the Birbhum district women volleyball players.