Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: June | Volume: 9 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 143-148
Estimation of Vertical Jump Height and its Correlations with Selected Anthropometric Variables in Indian State and National Level Gymnasts
Kawaldeep Kaur1, Shyamal Koley2
1Research Scholar, Department of Physiotherapy, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, Punjab, India
2Professor and Head, Department of Physiotherapy, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, Punjab, India
Corresponding Author: Shyamal Koley
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Gymnastics is a multi-dimensional sport that demands a high level of physical fitness and skill to flourish, which is often a function of anatomic structure as well as heredity. A number of physical abilities play a significant role in the success of gymnasts such as speed, strength, endurance, agility, flexibility, balance and power. The study was conducted on purposively selected 306 (134 males and 172 females) state and national level gymnasts aged 15-25 years from Amritsar, Patiala, Jalandhar, and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab, India.
Methods: As many as eight anthropometric variables, such as, height, body weight, body mass index, biceps, triceps, subscapular and suprailiac skinfold and percent body fat, and one performance test, viz. vertical jump height were considered for the present study.
Results: The results indicated that national level gymnasts had significantly (p<0.045<0.001) higher mean values in all the selected anthropometric variables than their state level counterparts, showing significant differences (p<0.008-0.001) in all the characteristics, except BMI and biceps skinfold. The results of inter-correlation matrix of the studied variables showed a significant (p<0.046-0.001) correlation of the vertical jump height with all the selected variables except BMI, biceps skinfold, subscapular skinfold and percent body fat.
Conclusion: Body physique and morphological characteristics are important factors that influence the quality of gymnastics performance.
Key words: Anthropometric variables, Vertical jump test, State and National level gymnasts.