Analysis of Anthropometry and Jumping Ability among Volleyball and Basketball Players

A Comparative Analysis of Anthropometry and Jumping Ability in Volleyball and Basketball Players

Abstract

Physical Movements are a biological necessity. The word Sports and games are highlyambiguous terms having different meaning. Sports are of generally individualistic, whereas games areactivities where movements of the body change from one action to another action, as in the case ofgames like Hockey, Football, Basketball, etc. The objective of the present study is to bring forth thedifference in the anthropometry and jumping ability among volleyball and basketball players. Thepresent study was conducted on 12 volleyball and basketball players on the basis of random sampling.The age of the subject ranged from 18 to 22 years. It is concluded that volley ball players had betterAnthropometric measurement of Height and Jumping Ability of Vertical Jump than the Basketball players.While basketball players were significantly superior in Anthropometric measurement of Weight andJumping Ability of Standing Broad Jump than the Volleyball players.