A Comparison of Some Parameters of Football Players According to the Leagues They Play In

Mehmet Ali Anil Tosur,Tahir Kilic

doi:10.11114/jets.v6i11.3591

Mehmet Ali Anil Tosur, Tahir Kilic

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https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v6i11.3591

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The purpose of this study was to compare some parameters of football players playing in 3rd League, BAL (Regional Amateur League) and SAL (Super Amateur League) according to the leagues they play in.Body height, body weight, body mass index, age, age of becoming a registered football player, vertical jump, anaerobic power, shuttle run, aerobic capacity (MaxVO2), leg strength, back strength, right-hand grip strength and left-hand grip strength parameters were measured in this study. ANOVA test, which is one of the parametric tests, were applied for the analysis of the data and significance level of p˂0.05 was sought.In conclusion, significant differences among the leagues were found according to height, vertical jump, anaerobic power, shuttle run, aerobic capacity, leg strength and back strength. However, no significant differences were found on body mass index, age, and age of becoming a registered football player, right-hand grip strength and left-hand grip strength parameters.

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Football is one of the most popular sports branches in Turkey and the world
Of the 132 male football players who participated in our research sample, the average height was 177.75±6.19, the average body weight was 74.08±7.63, the average BMI was 23.40±1.63, the average age was 23.83±4.46, and the average ABRFP was 12.75±4.32
When the heights of the 132 male football players who participated in our research sample were compared, it was determined that average height of the 3

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Football is one of the most popular sports branches in Turkey and the world. The interaction of science and sports sciences improves the working conditions of football players and by this way improvement that provide the audiences with better watching, enjoying and getting pleasure are ensured. Local leagues of the countries and international football organizations such as Olympic Games and world cup are organized and followed carefully by the large masses of the societies. The impact of the football on the people occurs during the match times. It is followed closely by following sports programs and newspapers after the matches (Bayrak, 2011)

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