Differences in Anthropometric Characteristics among Junior Soccer and Handball Players

Fitim Arifi,Bojan Masanovic,Dusko Bjelica

doi:10.26773/smj.190208

Abstract

Differences in Anthropometric Characteristics among Junior Soccer and Handball Players

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Athletes, competing in different sports and sports disciplines, differ in their physical and physiological characteristics (Stojanovic et al, 2016; Morteza Tayebi, Mahmoudi, Shirazi, & Sangi, 2017)
The first subsample included 25 soccer players (16.64±0.49 yrs), who trained in the junior selection in the Soccer club “Vojvodina” from Novi Sad, which competed in Serbian Junior League, while the other subsample included 15 handball players (16.93±0.59 yrs), who trained in the junior selection in the Handball club “Vrbas” from Vrbas, which competed in Serbian Junior League
It was concluded that significant differences occur in wrist diameter, ankle joint diameter, upper arm circumference, upper arm circumference, lower leg circumference, upper arm skinfolf, lower arm skinfold, thigh skinfold, calf skinfold, chest skinfold and abdomen skinfold, while the significant difference does not occur in body height, bodyweight, elbow diameter, knee diameter, lower arm circumference, lower arm circumference, upper leg circumference, upper leg circumference, and lower leg circumference

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Introduction

Athletes, competing in different sports and sports disciplines, differ in their physical and physiological characteristics (Stojanovic et al, 2016; Morteza Tayebi, Mahmoudi, Shirazi, & Sangi, 2017). All competitive sports practiced at a higher level require that the body performs at the optimal biomechanical and physiological capacity (Saavedra et al, 2018). A junior athlete competing in the strongest leagues in his age group is expected to have the optimal physique, strength, and endurance for the functional requirements of the sport in question (Masanovic, 2018a). The coefficients of participation of some morphological dimensions in the equation of the specification a particular sport are constantly changing, primarily due to the development of technique and tactics, for effective identification of talents, the continuous participation of sports science and practice is required (Popovic, Bjelica, Jaksic, & Hadzic, 2014). Body mass can affect the speed, durability and physical dominance of athletes, while the composition of the body inevitably affects the strength and agility, and for the successful handling of football and handball, each individual requires a high level of athletic abilities and appropriate atropometric characteristics and body composition, beside high level of technical and tactical skills (Popovic, Akpinar, Jaksic, Matic, & Bjelica, 2013)

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