The effects of anthropometric measures of elite male handball team players on the vertical and horizontal jump distance

The aim this dissertation is to study the effects of anthropometric features of elite male handball team players on the vertical and horizontal jump distance.For this study, the measures were applied to 112 people, 56 of whom being players in the Turkish Super League teams and 56 of whom being the control group who have not played sportsFor the research, the anthropometric measures, leg force, flexibility tests (sit- reach) and vertical and horizontal jump distance of the subjects were measured.In order to get the statistical results SPSS 16.0 program was used. T test to determine the anthropometric profiles of the subjects, Variance Analysis Test to determine the national level of the subjects and to determine the percentage and frequency and the effects of anthropometric measurements to horizontal and vertical jump distance were used. For the variance analysis GLM (General Linear model) and Duncan multiple comparison tests were used. Meaningfulness level was found 0.01 and 0.05.The average age of height of the elite handballers in the research was 24,91, average height was 188,7 cm, average weight was 89,9 kg, vertical jump distance was 52,3 cm and horizontal jump distance was 238,1 cm.As an outcome of measurements, it has been concluded that height, under skin fat thickness, chest size, waist size, thigh size, shin size, leg force and the flexibility of the leg are statistically very active in the vertical jump distance (p<0,01) Similarly, and age, weight, shoulder size, front arm size, wrist size, femur bicondular size, chest depth size and all arm length are statistically important in vertical jump distance.Front arm size and thigh size (p<0,01) and height, the fat percentage of the body, waist size, biacromial size, biilak size, wrist size, chest size and flexibilities (p<0,05) are important.It has been found out that as age increases, vertical jump distance, in a parallel way, increases. As front arm size increases, the vertical and horizontal jump distances, also, increase. As thigh size increases, the vertical and horizontal jump distances increaseIt has been found out that as weight increases, in a parallel way, the vertical and horizontal jump distances decrease. As the percentage of body fat increases vertical and horizontal jump distances decrease. As shin size increases, the vertical jump distance decreases.Consequently, it has been concluded that the anthropometric features of Elite Team Handballers have important effects on vertical and horizontal jump distances.