مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ELITE MALE HANDBALL PLAYERS

Abstract :

In this study, we aimed to investigate the anthropometric characteristics of elite male handball team players. A total of 112 subjects 56 men in control group and 56 handball players-participated in the study. The mean age of the subjects are 24.91 and throughout the study anthropometric features; height, body weight, body fat percentages, chest circumference, shoulder circumference, arm circumference, forearm circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference, thigh and calf circumference were measured. Length measurements of the arm length, forearm length, length of all arms, thighs, calves and all the leg length were measured. Also biacromial, biiliac, bitrohanteric, femurbicondil, humerusbicondil diameter were measured. In the set of anthropometric measurements, scales and tape dispensers were used. Data analysis was performed by SPSS statistical package program. For determination of anthropometric profiles of athletes and sedentary T test was used. Significance levels were set between 0.01- 0.05. Except waist circumference and diameter measurements of handballers, all other measurements of handballers are statistically different from the control group (p0,01 and p 0,05). In conclusion, when control group and handballers measurements were compared, it was determined that handball players had long arms, long legs and they were tall with broad-shouldered body and they had above average body weight.