Correlation of femoral shaft length and tibia length with the performance of athletes in speed, agility and strength

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine whether there is a correlation of femoral shaft length and tibia length with the performance of athletes in speed, agility and strength.
Material and Method. 100 players were volunteered to participate in study which were divided in 5 groups of 20 athletes each of 5 groups of different sports. Each athlete was tested for his performance in speed by 30m dash test, in agility by Quadrant jump test and his lower limb strength by triple hop distance. Result. There was a correlation of femoral shaft length with the performance in speed but there was no correlation of with the performance in agility and strength. There was no correlation of tibia length with any of the performances either.
Conclusion. The performance of athlete cannot be determined by only evaluating him by his height or body segment length. There are many other factors which play major roles in deciding his performance.

Key words:

speed, agility, strength, performance, correlation