Anthropometric Factors and Physical Condition Dominant Determinants Overhead Throws and Batting Skills In Softball

Abstract

Anthropometric factors and physical condition, among others, height, arm length, arm muscle strength, hand-eye coordination, balance, and reaction time. This research goal is to determine the anthropometric factors and the physical condition of the dominant determinant of overhead throws and batting skills in softball. This research approach uses a quantitative to design of confirmatory factor analysis. This research population is training student achievement softball in Sports Education University of Riau. A sample of 100 people was obtained through a proportional random sampling technique. The data used are taken through a series of tests of the independent and dependent variables. This research method through testing confirmatory factor KMO and Bartlett's Test analysis using SPSS Results from this research is: factor of Anthropometry and dominant physical condition determinants is arm length with value 0,818, arm muscle power with value 0,751, hand eye coordination with value 0,837 and balance with value 0,775. The conclusion of this research is: the factor of Anthropometry and dominant physical condition determinants overhead throws skill and batting skill in game of softball is arm length, the arm muscle power, the hand eye coordination and balance. While the factors not determine is height and reaction time.

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