Body composition and anthropometric characteristics of elite male basketball and volleyball players

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Koerperzusammenstetzung und anthopometrische Merkmale von Elite-Basketball- und -Volleyballspielern
Autor:Toriola, Abel L.; Adeniran, Samuel A.; Ogunremi, Paul T.
Erschienen in:The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness
Veröffentlicht:27 (1987), 2, S. 235-239, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Gedruckte Ressource
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:0022-4707, 1827-1928
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Erfassungsnummer:PU198801031048
Quelle:BISp

Abstract

This study comparatively assessed the body composition and anthropometric characteristics of elite male basketball (n = 15) and Volleyball (n = 15) players, and male nonathletes (n = 20) at the University of Ife, Nigeria. The ages of the subjects ranged from 19 to 29 years. Analysis of variance and Newman-Keuls post hoc method were used to determine significant differences in the physical characteristics of the groups. The basketball players were significantly taller and had markedly larger humerus width than the volleyball and nonathletic groups (p<0.05). The nonathletes had significantly higher percent body fat values than both the groups of athletes (p<0.05). The basketball (4.30) and volleyball (4.40) players who were predominantly ectomesomorphs had significantly higher ectomorphic component (p<0.05) than the nonathletes (2.25). The differences observed between the athletic groups are related to the morphological factors which influence the basic components of competitive sports performance. Verf.-Referat