Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examination the physical and anthropometric features of the traceurs with the gymnasts university education. The study was carried out with university students, male twelve volunteer participants (traceurs=6, gymnasts=6). The mean age of the traceurs was 18.67±1.03 years, 172.67±3.78 cm, body weight 62.5±8.94 kg and BMI was 20.98±2.97 kg/m2; gymnasts was 19.33±1.21 years, 175.83±6.18 cm, body weight 65.17±8.06 kg and BMI was 21.11±2.67 kg/m2. According to the data obtained from traceurs and gymnasts, the somatotype features of the athletes were endomorph (2.70±0.32), mesomorph (4.09±1.70) and ectomorph (3.39±1.67), and endomorph (2.90±0.48), mesomorph (3.83±1.51) and ectomorph (3.49±1.52), respectively. It can be said that the dominant somatotype structures between the groups and within the groups are mesomorphy and ectomorphy in the traceurs and gymnasts. When somatotype features were compared between groups, no significant difference was observed. It is noteworthy that both branches have similar body structures (mesomorphy and ectomorphy). In conclusion, learning of these body structure features that determine and affect the performance by coaches education of athletes that athletes will show that perform successfully only with appropriate body structures and coaches may enable the preparation of a better training program.
Highlights
The parkour is the abbreviation of a French word “parcours” and can be defined as a physical activity spreading from the back streets of Paris all over the world
Parkour sport can be defined as the ability to move quickly in urban areas and in natural environments by using the physical qualities of the body, and as the ability of traceurs known as parkour practitioners to overcome the obstacles they encounter by combining their self with the structural features of the city (Grospretre & Lepers, 2016; Thomson, 2008)
The special movements that form the basis of the parkour sport are based on the disciplines of running and jumping of sports branches such as gymnastics and athletics
Summary
The parkour is the abbreviation of a French word “parcours” and can be defined as a physical activity spreading from the back streets of Paris all over the world. Parkour sport can be defined as the ability to move quickly in urban areas and in natural environments by using the physical qualities of the body, and as the ability of traceurs known as parkour practitioners to overcome the obstacles they encounter by combining their self with the structural features of the city (Grospretre & Lepers, 2016; Thomson, 2008). The special movements that form the basis of the parkour sport are based on the disciplines of running and jumping of sports branches such as gymnastics and athletics For this reason, it is possible for them to be successful by fulfilling certain requirements of gymnastics and athletics branches in order to overcome urban and natural obstacles without any material requirement (Grospretre, Ufland, & Jecker, 2018)
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