COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT DEFERENT PLAYING POSITION OF PUNJABI UNIVERSITY PATIALA: AN ANTHROPOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to know about the comparative study of the football players at deferent playing position of Punjabi university Patiala: an anthropometric analysis. The study was conduct ed among 34 male football players (Inter College level) from Punjabi university Patiala presented. The subjects were thoroughly acquainted with the testing procedure as well as the purpose and significance of the study. A through orientation of requirements during the testing procedures and performance test were made for successful completion of study . They were asked to cooperate and to participate with utmost sincerity during the period of research. Subjects were made aware about the conduct of the study and relevant information was given by the researcher. Subjects were cooperative and participated whole heartedly in the present study. The variables selected for the study are anthropometric respectively. They are Height, Weight, Humerus bicondylar, Femur bicondylar, Biceps muscle girth, Calf muscle girth, Triceps skin fold, Calf skinfold, Subcapular skinfold, Supraspinale skinfold. Further the data were analyzed to find out the significant differences among the groups. ‘t’-test statistical technique was used to analyze the significant differences and the level of significance was set at 0.05 level for testing the hypothesis. Further the data were analyzed to find out the significant differences among the groups. The results revealed that there was no significant difference among the groups in Weight, Humerus bicondylar, Femur bicondylar, Biceps muscle girth, Calf muscle girth, Triceps skinfold, Subcapular skinfold, Supraspinale skinfold, and Calf skinfold. However there was significant difference between defender and midfielder in Height. Results clearly depicted that the Mesomorphic component has highest mean value among strikers.