The effect of height on the anareobic power of sub-elite athletes

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of height on the anaerobic power of the sub- elite athletes attending to the department of physical education and sports. Participants of this study were composed of 94 male athletes. They were divided into two groups according to their heights taller than 180 cm (n=48) and shorter than 180 cm (n=46). Their age and anaerobic power characteristics were determined and their weight, height, leg strength and vertical jump characteristics were measured. Data obtained from measurements of each group were compared by Independent Sample T-Test. In addition, correlation analysis was applied to determine if there is a statistical relationship between height and anaerobic power. In conclusion; when there was a statistically significant difference between two groups in height, there were no significant differences between groups' age and weight parameters. In addition, there were no significant differences between two groups' leg power and vertical jump characteristics but there was a statistically significant difference between two groups' anaerobic power characteristics. Also, the correlation analysis results indicated that although there was a significant correlation between height and anaerobic power, there were no significant correlations between height and leg power, height and vertical jump. © IDOSI Publications, 2011.