Relationship among Anthropometric, Body Composition and Physical Fitness of Basketball Skill Performance: A Study of Ethiopian University Players

Aim: the present study was to identify the relationships among anthropometric, body composition and physical fitness with basketball skill performa nce of Ethiopian inter University male basketball players. Method: two hundred (N=200) men basketball players selecte d by simple random sampling technique from Ethiopian inter Univ ersity basketball Tournament. To achieve the objectives of the study six Anthropometric vari ables, eight Body composition variables and six physical fitness variables were included as indepen dent variables and one dependent variable basketball skill performance which was assessed by AAHPERD basketball skill test (Accuracy speed passing, control dribbling, defensive movemen t and speed spot shooting).It was aggregation made by using principal component analysis to reduc correlated variable in to one. Results: Person’s product moment correlation was used as a s tatistical tool. The result showed that Anthropometric variables i.e. weight, height, body mass index, arm length, Palme length and leg length were found to possess positive and significa nt (p< 0.05) correlation with the basketball skill performance at 0.01, body composition variables i.e . Biceps skin fold, triceps skin fold, subscapular skin fold, suprailiac skin fold, percen t of body fat andfat weight were found to possess negative and significant (p< 0.01)correlation with the basketball skill performance at 0.01, body density and lean body mass measurements were found to possess positive and significant (p< 0.01) correlation with the basketball skill perform ance at 0.01 and physical fitness variables i.e.Sit and reach ,sergeant jump, Harvard step test and ha grip dynamometer for strength were found to possess positive and significant (p< 0.01) corre lation with the basketball skill performance at 0.01 and 50 meter dash and SEMO agility were found to possess negative and significant (p< 0.01) correlation with the basketball skill perform ance at 0.01. Conclusion: Hence, it can be concluded from the findings of the present study th at Anthropometric, Body composition and physical fitness variables contribute significant i n basketball skill performance. Tariku Assefa Ph.D. Student Department of Sports Science Punjabi University, Patiala, India E mail: tarikuass@gmail.com Ashok Kumar Associate Professor Department of Sports Science Punjabi University, Patiala, India