Abstract:

Objective To study somatotype of hoopsters in the sport school in Panjin, Liaoning, in order to provide a simple
effective basis for basketball player selection. Methods A total of 98 hoopsters aged 16 to 20 years old were randomly selected
from in the sport school in Panjin of Liaoning, with the informed consent. The control group was the middle school students
with the same age. Ten indexes such as height, weight, etc were measured and evaluated by the Heath-Carter anthropometric method.
Results The average somatotype of male hoopster was 3.10-4.52-2.77, the female mesomorphic endomorph was 4.07-3.82-2.77. Male
and female hoopster height/weight1/3 (HWR) (mean 43.83,42.71) and male the female ordinary high school students (mean to 42.43,41.23)
compared with a significant difference (P<0.05). Average body mass index(BMI) of the male and female hoopster were 23.30,22.45
ordinary high school students (male and female respectively 22.12,20.57) there was a significant difference (P<0.05). Conclusion
Somatotype of male hoopster is of balanced mesomorph, the female is of mesomorphic endomorph. Compared with middle school students,
somatotype of hoopster has a concentrated distribution relatively.

Key words: Somatotype, Heath-Carter method, Hoopster