A Study on the Factor Structure of Selected Anthropometric Variables of University Level Women Soccer Players

Abstract

Soccer is one of the most popular spectacle games in world. Performance at optimal levels requires high levels of technical, tactical and physiological skills. Identification and selection of talented soccer players are not straightforward procedures. The data collected was analyzed by applying Descriptive statistics such as mean, mode, median, standard deviation, minimum score and maximum score were found out and Factor analysis was done to found out the prominent factors comprising of any one or all of the selected 10 anthropometric variables namely such as Height, Sitting height, Weight Arm length Leg length Thigh girth Calf girth, BMI, ponderal index, Crural index of selecd among women soccer players the unloaded factors obtained were then rotated by very max method to the final solution. This was used to find out the factor structure of selected anthropometric variables of university level women soccer players The women game gained international credibility in 1991 when the first world cup for women's team took place in China in the winning nation was the USA, the games now widely played. Sweden was the host of the second world cup finals in 1997. it still has to be developed in a majority of countries, where women's participation in sport is restricted by cultural domestic and economic circumstances. Success in competitive sports and games can be attributed to many factors. Anthropometrical and psychological variables may differ in sports man.