Positional Comparison on Selected Body Circumferences Variable of Football Players

Abstract

The objective of the research had been to determine and compare specific body circumference variables among football players in relation to their positions on the football field. From twenty-one different football coaching camps in the Indian suburb of Kolkata, 319 male positional football players were chosen as subjects. In this study, selected body circumference variables included upper arm circumference, chest circumference, hip circumference, thigh circumference and calf circumference among the positional groups were evaluated through standardised procedures. The analysis of the data was performed by applying SPSS programme (Version 20.0). In the statistical analysis, to determine the differences among the groups that were statistically significant as well as to identify which group stood out from the others, one-way analysis of variance and post-hoc comparing of means was performed. In all variables, including upper arm circumference, chest circumference, hip circumference, thigh circumference and calf circumference among the positional groups. The results demonstrated a significant difference in mean. Goalkeepers had considerably larger upper arm circumferences than forwards, midfielders and defenders, according to the findings. The results also showed that the goalkeeper was superior in chest and hip circumferences than that of forward and midfielder. Likewise, Defender group significantly superior in thigh circumference than that of midfielder. Contrariwise, midfielder was significantly inferior in chest and hip circumferences in comparison to goalkeeper and defender groups. Therefore, it is clear that the goalkeeper's calf circumference was noticeably larger than that of the midfielder. However, five calf circumference cases have not revealed any statistically significant changes.