Somatotyping Profile and Performance Related ...

Somatotyping Profile and Performance Related Fitness of Higher Secondary Rural and Urban Male Students – A Correlation Study

Author Name : Dr. Atanu Ghosh

ABSTRACT

Studies of anthropometric profile of national and international athletes have proved that there is a significant relationship between body build and performance. The purpose of the present study was to analyse the correlation between somatotyping profile and performance related fitness of rural and urban higher secondary male students. A total of 300 rural and 200 urban male students studying in higher secondary section were selected as subjects. The somatotyping assessing Endomorphic, Mesomorphic and Ectomorphic component using Heath and Carter somatotyping technique. Performance related fitness was assessed by measuring 50 yds dash, shuttle run and standing broad jump. Results revealed that the rural boys showed positive significant correlation of endomorphic components with 50 yards dash, standing broad jump, shuttle run and total of of these three components. This group of subject revealed positive correlation of mesomorphic components for 50 yards dash only. This group also exhibited significant negative correlation between ectomorphic component and the performance of all motor fitness test. The urban boys showed positive correlation for endomorphic component with 50 yards dash and shuttle run and negative significant correlation with performance of standing broad jump.  For this group the mesomorphic components exhibited significant positive correlation for standing broad jump but negative significant correlation for shuttle run. The ectomorphic component of this group exhibited negative significant correlation with performance of 50 yards dash and shuttle run but positive significant correlation with the performance of Standing Broad Jump.

It was concluded that the somatotyping profile of rural and urban higher secondary male student have different relationship with performance related components.

Key words: Somatotyping, Performance related fitness.