Comparative Study of Anthropometric Measurement and Body Composition between Different Levels of Competition

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 signifi cance of the diff erences 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 diff erences in relation to the ranking of the competition. The results showed that a signifi cant diff erence was found for fi ve variables among the group: body height, body weight, arm span, leg length and body fat percentage, while the diff erence was not observed for body mass index. Therefore, these fi ndings may give coaches knowledge that there are signifi cant diff erences between teams in relation to the rankings of the competition.