doi no.: 05-2016-44975451, 

DOI Link :: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/02.2021-52779156/IJPESAS/2021/JAN/V11/I1/A7

AFFILIATIONS:

1. Ph.D Scholar,  Physical Education, Sre Manjunatha Swamy First grade college, Saraswathi Nagar, Devangere, Bengaluru, (Karnataka), 9035955478, Mobile-cshankardvg@gmail.com
2. Director of Physical Education, C.Kandaswami Naidu College for Men, Chennai 600102 gpsmphd@gmail.com

Human bodies are widely divergent in their size shape and compositional characteristics. It would therefore seem that the full anthropometric description of human physique would require –the assessment of a great number of body, bodily dimensions. The purpose of study was to compare and investigate the selected  anthropometric measures of state and national level male volleyball players. Forty three  state and national levels (State level = 22, national level =21) male volleyball players who represented their respective  district and   state teams in respective competitions , Male players ranging between 19 to 25 years of age, All the participants  were tested on selected six parameters of  anthropometric measures i.e. Waist Circumference, Hip Circumference, Middle Upper arm Circumference, waist to hip ratio, waist to height ratio and Body composition. To assess the anthropometric parameters of state and national levels male volleyball players, means and standard deviations t-ratios were computed.  To check  t- Ratio,  level of significant was set at .05 level. The results of study revealed the dissimilarity existed between state  and national  level male volleyball players in their waist circumference,  middle upper arm circumference, WHR and WHtR and \Similarity in hip circumference and body composition  It was  also concluded that  selected anthropometric characteristics had positive impact on the competition levels of the  male volleyball players.

Key Words: Male, Volleyball players, state level, national level, anthropometric measures.

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