Bojan Masanovic1, Spasoje Spaic1, Velisa Vukasevic2, , ,
1University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, Niksic, Montenegro
2Basketball Club Vizura, Belgrade, Serbia
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Comparative Study of Anthropometric Measurement and Body Composition between Different Levels of Competition
J. Anthr. Sport Phys. Educ. 2018, 2(4), 21-26 | DOI: 10.26773/jaspe.181004
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to describe morphological characteristics and body composition of the basketball players from Super League and Second League of Serbia as well as to make comparison between them. Forty-eight males were enrolled in the study, divided into two groups: twenty-four senior players from the Super League and twenty-four senior players from the Second Basketball League of Serbia. Morphological characteristics were evaluated by a battery of four variables: body height, body weight, arm span and leg length. Body composition was evaluated by a battery of two variables: Body mass index and body fat percentage. The standard central and dispersive parameters of all variables were calculated. The significance of the differences between the basketball players from the Super League and the Second League of Serbia was determined by a t-test for small independent samples. The purpose of this study is to describe the anthropometric characteristics and body composition of the basketball players, as well as to determine possible differences in relation to the ranking of the competition. The results showed that a significant difference was found for five variables among the group: body height, body weight, arm span, leg length and body fat percentage, while the difference was not observed for body mass index. Therefore, these findings may give coaches knowledge that there are significant differences between teams in relation to the rankings of the competition.
Keywords
Basketball, Morphological Characteristics, Body Composition, Serbia
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