A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SKINFOLD MEASUREMENTS AND BODY COMPOSITION VARIABLES OF BASKETBALL AND HAND BALL FEMALE PLAYERS
Dr. Santosh Chaudhary

ABSTRACT
The purpose of the present study was to compare the skinfold measurement and body composition variables of Basketball and hand ball female players. Competition causes players to react both physically and mentally in a manner which can affect their performance negatively or positively. Present study was designed to reveal the comparison of above stated variables. A total number of subject for the present study were 50 out of which 25 from basketball and 25 from hand ball female players who had participated atleast at inter collegiate level of Maa Shakumbhari University, Saharaanpur in the age group of 19 to 25. The Lange's skin fold caliper was used to measure the skin fold and the weight of the subjects were measured with the help of portable actuated weighing machine. For the purpose of the study, the mean value, standard deviations and 't' test were applied to analyze data. On the basis of the analysis of data hand ball female players found better mean values of triceps, thigh skin fold, body density, fat weight, percentage of fat and lean body mass than basket ball female players but there was no significant difference found in biceps and calf skin fold between basket ball and hand ball female players.
Keywords: Biceps, Triceps, Thigh, Calf skin fold, Body density, Fat percentage and Lean body mass.