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Inter-Positional Differences In Somatotype Among Young Soccer Players. In S. Pantelić

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine if there were significant differences in somatotype components among young soccer players according to player position. Methods: The study was carried out on a sample of 147 young Croatian soccer players, of mean chronological age of 14.25 years, mean body height of 167.92 cm and body mass of 56.65 kg. The participants were divided into 4 groups according to player position: goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards. According to age category, young soccer players were divided into 3 groups: young pioneers (U‐13), pioneers (U‐15) and cadets (U‐17). Ten measures of anthropometric characteristics were used based on which the Body Mass Index and Somatotype according to the Heath‐Carter method were then calculated. By univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) the differences between somatotypes, morphological characteristics and Body mass indices according to player positions in different age categories of young soccer players were calculated.Data analysis was done by Somatotype 1.2.5. and Statistica Ver.11.00. computer programmes. Results: The obtained results show that in these age categories there were no significant differences in somatotype according to the criterion of player role. Also, there were significant differences in body height and body mass variables between the goalkeeper position and other positions, as well as in the elbow diameter variable. Conclusion: The set hypothesis about the lack of significant differences in somatotype between player positions among young soccer players is fully accepted. In future studies it would be desirable to expand the sample by including soccer players from other Croatian regions and to divide young players according to the criterion of efficacy. In this way correlation between body build and situational efficacy of young soccer players at competitions could be determined.

anthropometry; body build; BMI; soccer; ANOVA.

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