Relationship between handgrip strength with selected hand anthropometric variables among university male handball players

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the relationship between hand grip strength with hand anthropometric measurements in university male handball players. One hundred and forty four (144) male handball players, selected from south west zone inter university handball tournament for the year 2010- 2011, organized by S.R.T.M. University, Nanded, Maharastra. In this study data was collected from teams who reached quarterfinals and Annamalai university team. These selected subjects, who practice handball regularly and take part in competition and their age range between 18 to 28 years. The variables selected in this study were hand anthropometric measurements (hand width, hand length, hand shape index) and hand grip strength. Vernier caliper, Gulick tape, measuring scale and Grip dynamometer was used for data collection. Pearson correlation coefficient test revealed that right hand grip strength showed significant relationship with weight, hand width, hand length and shape index. However left hand grip strength showed significant relationship with weight, hand width and hand length (p < 0.05). It is concluded that right hand grip strength showed positive correlation with hand anthropometric measurements than left.