Volume : 9, Issue : 3, MAR 2023

ANALYSIS ON ANTHROPOMETRICAL ASPECTS OF NAGALAND AND MAHARASHTRA SOCCER PLAYERS

DR. MADHURI S.CHENDKE

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to compare the selected Anthropometric Measurements of Nagaland and Maharashtra soccer players. Researcher hypothesised that H1 There might be significant difference in Anthropometric Measurements between Nagaland and Maharashtra Students.30 male players were selected as subjects from Nagaland and Maharashtra from Degree College of Physical Education, Amravati. The Age was ranged between 18 to 25 years. Simple random sampling technique was adopted to select the subjects Selection of variables in Anthropometric variables are Standing height, Body weight, Leg Length, Calf Girth, Shoulder width, Hip width, Arm Length, Thigh Girth of the selected subjects. Independent‘t’ test statistical techniques has been deployed for the analysis of the data. To test the hypotheses level of significance was kept at 0.05.The conclusion of the study are Maharashtra State Students leg length is better than the Nagaland State Students. Calf girth of Nagaland State Students are better than the Maharashtra State Students. Nagaland and Maharashtra State Students shows similarities in Standing height, body weight, Shoulder width, Arm length and thigh Girth.

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