doi no.: 05-2016-44975451, DOI Link :: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/05.2019-51962491/

Dr. Hari Singh¹ & Dr Lakshmi Tara²

Affiliations

1 Department of Physical Education, Himachal Pradesh. University, Summerhill, Shimla-5, Himachal Pradesh.  singhhari7172@gmail.com

2 Village & P O-Lippa  District-kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh

ABSTRACT

The present study has been conducted on 300 players with an aim to find out the difference in selected anthropometric variables i.e. skin-fold between tribal (n=150) and non-tribal (n=150) male senior secondary school players of Himachal Pradesh. Tribal sample were taken from the two tribal district i.e. Lahaul- Spiti and Kinnaur and two tribal tehsil i.e. Bharmour and Pangi of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.   Non-tribal sample were taken from the three districts i.e. Hamirpur, Bilaspur and Una of Himachal Pradesh. Each player was tested for various skin-fold measurements necessary for estimation of biceps skin-fold, triceps skin-fold, forearm skin-fold and sub-scapular skin-fold of tribal and non-tribal players. To analyze the difference in selected skin-fold of two groups of tribal and non-tribal players were determined through ‘t’ test. From the findings, it has been found that non- tribal players possessed significantly greater triceps skin-fold and forearm skin-fold than tribal senior secondary school players. In biceps skin-fold and sub-scapular skin-fold also non-tribal players possessed slightly greater mean value than tribal senior secondary school players.

Keywords: Tribal,  Non-tribal, Male, Anthropometric variable,  School Players.

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