DEVELOPMENT OF DISCRIMINANT MODEL FOR CLASSIFYING THE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS ON THE BASIS OF SELECTED ANTHROPOMETRIC VARIABLES ACCORDING TO THEIR PLAYING POSITION

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  • Nandkishor Pawar Assistant Professor, Dr., Department of Education (Physical Education) Regional Institute of Education, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

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https://doi.org/10.46827/ejpe.v0i0.2233

Keywords:

volleyball, discriminant analysis, player positions, anthropometric variables

Abstract

The aim of the study was to identify anthropometric variables that discriminate the male volleyball players according to different playing positions i.e., libero (n=16), setter (n=16), and middle blocker (n=20). The anthropometric variables included Standing height, Body weight, Arm length, Wrist circumference, Palm width, Thigh circumference, Calf circumference and Leg length. Multiple Discriminant functions revealed five significant function (p<0.05) i.e. height, weight, arm length, thigh circumference and wrist circumference; which primarily represented in different playing positions. After validation, the analysis showed that 90.4 % of players were correctly classified in their respective playing position.

 

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2019-01-29

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Vol 5, No 1 (2018)

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