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Abstract
The purpose of the study was to correlate the playing ability in handball from selected kinanthropometrical variables among handball players. To achieve the purpose two hundred and eighty nine Handball players were randomly selected from various colleges in Tamilnadu state, India and their age ranged from 18 to 25 years. The subjects had past playing experience of at least three years in handball and only those who represented their respective college teams were taken as subjects. As the performance is concerned, the kinanthropometrical variables play a vital role in overall performance. The researcher reviewed number of various journals, books, e-resources, unpublished theses, dissertations and coaching manuals in which they found that the standard skills of handball may have relationship with selected kinanthropometrical variables. Based on these observations, the investigator selected the following independent variables for this study. The Kinanthropometrical variables namely – Body Weight, Thigh Girth, Calf Girth, Arm length, Hand length, Palm length and Chest girth. The playing ability is the dependant variable. It was taken as the performance factor, which was subjectively assessed by three qualified handball coaches. The inter - relationship among the selected kinanthropometrical variables and handball playing ability, were computed by using Pearson’ product-moment correlation coefficients. The results revealed that an Inter – relationship exists significantly between the kinanthropometrical variables among male inter - collegiate handball players.