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Abstract
Background and Study Aim: The purpose of this study was to describe anthropometric characteristics and body composition of junior handball and basketball players from the Serbian National League, as well as to make a comparison between them. Material and Methods: Sixty male athletes were enrolled in the study and they were divided into three groups: fifteen handball players, thirteen basketball players and thirty-two healthy sedentary subjects. All subjects were assessed for the anthropometric measures required for calculation of body composition variables, using standardized procedures recommended by previous studies. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and descriptive statistics was expressed as a mean (SD) for each variable, while the ANOVA and LSD Post Hoc tests were carried out to detect the effects of each type of sport. Results: The results showed there was no significant difference in body weight, body mass index or in bone content, while a significant difference was found in body height as well as in muscle mass and body fat. Conclusions: These findings may give coaches from the region better working knowledge, and suggest to them to follow recent methods of selection techniques and to be more careful during the process of talent identification.
Highlights
The basic goal of the contemporary scientific access in the area of sport sciences is to recognize the standard performance of players of all ages, and to recognize and use talents as early as possible
Children and adolescent athletes grow in a manner similar to non-athletes and it is well known that adequate profiling is of the greatest importance in various sports
No significant differences were found in body weight, body mass index and bone content among the groups, while a significant difference was found for body height (F=22.75) and the other two variables among the groups: muscle mass (F=4.27), and body fat (F=5.36)
Summary
The purpose of this study was to describe anthropometric characteristics and body composition of junior handball and basketball players from the Serbian National League, as well as to make a comparison between them. The aim of this study is to find out if data collected regarding anthropometrical characteristics and body composition of Western Balkan athletes support previous studies that have evaluated ideal anthropometric profiles of successful handball players [14, 15] and basketball players [9, 16]. The purpose of this study was to describe anthropometric characteristics and body composition profiles of elite junior handball and basketball players from the Serbian National League and to detect possible differences in relation to the competition level
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