Correlations of handgrip strength with selected hand-anthropometric variables in university softball players

• Autorzy: Shyamal Koley , Santhosh Kumaar
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Study aim: To assess the handgrip strength in Indian university softball players as dependent on selected hand-anthropometric variables.Material and methods: Indian university softball players (121 males and 122 females) and untrained controls (98 males and 102 females) aged 18 - 25 years participated in the study. The following variables were recorded: body height and mass, BMI, right hand width and length, lengths of the right 2nd, 3rd and 4th digits and right handgrip strength.Results: One-way ANOVA showed significant differences (p<0.05 - 0.001) in all the characteristics studied, except body height, right hand length and right 2nd digit length among these four sets of data. The right handgrip strength was significantly correlated (p<0.01 - 0.001) with all the variables studied. Both in male and female softball players, the partition of R2 into the contributions of individual independent variables revealed that body height (18%), hand width (11%), body mass (8%) and hand length (5%) significantly contributed to the total variance (44%) of handgrip strength.Conclusions: The data might be useful in selecting players and in talent identification for softball.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Hand; Anthropometry; Handgrip strength

• Czasopismo: Biomedical Human Kinetics
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: 3
• Strony: 91-95

Daty

wydano

2011-01-01

online

2011-10-29

Twórcy

autor

Shyamal Koley

• Department of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India

autor

Santhosh Kumaar

• Department of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/v10101-011-0020-7