<b> Anthropometric and motor performance characteristics of futsal athletes in different categories</b>
The objective of this study was to analyze the anthropometric characteristics of young futsal (fi ve-a-side soccer) players and to make comparisons between different competitive categories. To this end, 232 male athletes aged 8 to 18 years, playing in the following categories: under-9 (8-9 years; n...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2007-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano |
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| Online Access: | http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/4086/3453 |
| Summary: | The objective of this study was to analyze the anthropometric characteristics of young futsal (fi ve-a-side soccer) players and to make comparisons between different competitive categories. To this end, 232 male athletes aged 8 to 18 years, playing in the following categories: under-9 (8-9 years; n = 56), under-11 (10-11 years; n = 62), under-13 (12-13 years; n = 36), under-15 (14-15 years; n = 29), under-17 (16-17 years; n = 35) and under-19 (18 years; n = 14), underwent anthropometric measurement to obtain body mass (MB), height, middle-upper arm circumference and skin fold thicknesses (triceps and subscapular). Based on these measurements, body mass index (BMI), sum of skin folds thickness (ΣSF), relative body fat (%fat) and muscular area of the arm (MAB) were all calculated. Motor performance was analyzed based on the results of the following tests: modifi ed 1-minute abdominal (ABD), horizontal impulse (HI), 9/12 minute walk/run (9/12 min) and medicine ball throw (MB). Categories were compared using one-way ANOVA, followed by Scheffé’s post hoc test when p<0.05. Canonical discriminant functions were used to analyze groupings across different ages in terms of specifi c characteristics (BMI, ΣSF, % fat; ABD, HI and MB). The MB results increased signifi cantly in all categories, reaching a plateau in the under-17 and under- 19 categories. The under-9 and under-11 categories were different from all others in terms of MAB and the under-13s and under-15s were different from the under-17s and under-19s for the same measure. The % fat reduced as age increased, differing significantly form the under-11 category onwards. Test results for ABD and MB were signifi cantly lower in the under-9 and under-11 categories than in all others. Under-15, under-17 and under-19 categories had better HI and 9/12 min results than the remaining categories. It was concluded that young futsal players can be classifi ed as within the normal profi le of the population with the same age, both in terms of anthropometric characteristics and motor performance.<b> ABSTRACT</b> O propósito do presente estudo foi analisar as características antropométricas de jovens atletas de futsal e, posteriormente, estabelecer comparações entre diferentes categorias competitivas. Para tanto, 232 atletas do sexo masculino, de 8 a 18 anos, das categorias sub 9 (8-9 anos; n = 56), sub 11 (10-11 anos; n = 62), sub 13 (12-13 anos; n = 36), sub 15 (14-15 anos; n = 29), sub 17 (16-17 anos; n = 35) e sub 19 (18 anos; n = 14) foram submetidos a medidas antropométricas de massa corporal (MC), estatura, perímetro braquial e espessura de dobras cutâneas (tríceps e subescapular). A partir dessas medidas foram determinados o índice de massa corporal (IMC), o somatório de espessura de dobras cutâneas (ΣDC), a gordura corporal relativa (% gordura) e a área muscular do braço (AMB). O desempenho motor foi analisado a partir dos seguintes testes motores: abdominal modifi cado 1 minuto (ABD), impulsão horizontal (IH), corrida/caminhada em 9/12 minutos (9/12 min) e arremesso de bola medicinal (BM). ANOVA one-way, seguida do teste post hoc de Scheffé quando p<0,05, foi utilizada para as comparações entre as categorias. Para análise dos agrupamentos entre as diferentes idades, de acordo com as características específi cas (IMC, ΣDC, % de gordura; ABD, IH e BM), foram utilizadas funções canônicas discriminantes. A MC aumentou signifi cativamente em todas as categorias, atingindo platô na sub 17 e sub 19. Na AMB as categorias sub 9 e sub 11 se diferiram de todas e a sub 13 e sub 15 foram diferentes da sub 17 e sub 19. O % gordura diminuiu com o passar dos anos, diferindo-se signifi cativamente após a categoria Sub 11. Nos testes de ABD e BM, as categorias sub 9 e sub 11 foram inferiores signifi cativamente de todas as outras. Na IH e 9/12 min, as categorias sub 15, sub 17 e sub 19 foram superiores significativamente às outras categorias. Conclui-se que atletas jovens de futsal podem ser enquadrados dentro do perfi l normal da população de mesma idade, tanto para as características antropométricas quanto de desempenho motor. |
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| ISSN: | 1415-8426 1980-0037 |