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Anthropological features and comparison of the best junior-cadet water-polo players

Aim of this study was to compare the somatotype and to describe the morphological characteristics of competing young male water-polo players. The water-polo players of two clubs were playing the final final match of the final tournament of the Croatian Championship for Junior Cadets. Anthropometry and somatotype data were collected from 27 young water-polo players (age M = 12.29, SD = 0.46 years) before the final match. This kind of information helps us to condust a more accurate selection of athletes. The Jackson and Pollock method (1985) of skinfolds measuring in seven places was used. The RESULTS showed no significant differences in somatotypes between the two clubs. The difference between two groups of examinees was evident in body height, showing the range of 40 centimeters (min = 147, 00 ; max = 187, 00), while the difference in body mass showed the range of 47 kilograms (min = 40, 00 ; max = 87, 00). The results are in line with the results of previous studies, confirming that somatotypic characteristics of young sportsmen are very similar to the senior somatotype. Furthermore, the results led to the CONCLUSION that, due to the specifics of the sport, i. e. specific medium in which it is played, the desirable somatotype is mesomorph – endomorph.

junior cadets ; anthropometrics ; somatotype

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