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DIFFERENCES IN CERTAIN DIMENSIONS OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL STATUS OF YOUNG SOCCER PLAYERS OF DIFFERENT CHRONOLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND TRAINING AGE

The main goal of the study was to determine the differences in anthropological status of young soccer players of different chronological, biological and training age. The subject sample included 47 young male soccer players whose mean chronological age was 14.79±1.17 years, mean biological age 14.67±1.20 and mean training age 7.09±1.47 years. Three morphological measurements were taken: body height, sitting height and body mass. Body mass index (BMI) and Peak height velocity (PHV) were calculated subsequently. By applying the K-means taxonomic analysis, two clusters were defined with categorical variables chronological age, indicator of biological age and training age, and by applying the univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA), significant differences were found in all the observed variables of anthropological status. All the applied variables differentiated the formed clusters significantly. Further analysis determined descriptive parameters of anthropometric characteristics, motor abilities and the results of functional test which was represented by three variables. The obtained results indicate that chronologically and biologically more mature soccer player, who have been included in the training process longer, have greater body and sitting height, they are heavier and have better results in all the measured motor abilities, as well as the functional test applied.

soccer, K-means, peak height velocity – PHV

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