The purpose of this study was of two-fold: first, to estimate the back endurance of Indian elite male field hockey players and, second, to search the correlation of it with selected anthropometric variables and performance tests. To serve this purpose, a total of ten anthropometric variables, viz. height, weight, BMI, biceps, triceps, subscapular and suprailiac skinfolds, percent body fat, back strength, two performance tests, viz. flexibility measures and tall kneeling and back endurance were measured on purposely selected 80 Indian national level male hockey players aged 16 – 21 years collected from PAP, Jalandhar, Punjab, India during 2010-2012. The subjects were further divided as per their playing positions, viz. goalkeepers (n=15), center forwards (n=25), center halves (n=20) and full backs (n=20). In results, one way analysis of variance showed statistically significant (p <= 0.05) between-group differences only in body weight among these four sets of players. Significantly positive correlations (p <= 0.05 – 0.01) of back endurance were found with body weight, back strength, flexibility measures and tall kneeling in the Indian male hockey players.