Anthropometric and somatotype profile of colleges football players according to their positions in field

  • Ana Paula dos Santos Rodrigues Nutricionista, Especialista em Fisiologia do Exercí­cio (USP), Especialista em Bases Nutricionais da Atividade Fí­sica (UGF), Mestranda em Nutrição e Saúde (UFG), Goiânia, GO
  • Débora Caldas Marques Nutricionista, Especialista em Bases Nutricionais da Atividade Fí­sica (UGF)
  • Ana Moraes Lobo Nutricionista, Especialista em Bases Nutricionais da Atividade Fí­sica (UGF), Mestranda em Nutrição e Saúde (UFG), Docente do curso de Nutrição da Pontifí­cia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC GO)
  • Francisco Navarro Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA)
Keywords: Football, Anthropometry, Body composition, Somatotype

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate the anthropometric and somatotype profile of university footballplayers according to their field position. Sample: 24 athletes of 24,67±3,94 years from UNIVERSO footballteam composed the sample. Methods: Weight, height and body fat percentage (through skinfolds) measurements were taken. Somatotype was determined through Heath-Carter method. Means and standard deviations were calculated. Data were analyzed using ANOVA followed by the Bonferroni post hoctest usingsoftware Stata 9.1. Somatotype and somatographs were calculated using the software Somatotype. Results: Mean body fat percentage was 9,95±3,28. There was no statistical difference for all variables between the players field positions, except for height comparing center backs with running backs. Somatotype wasendomorphic-mesomorph. Discussion: Mean body fat percentage was similiar to the results found in other studies. The statistical difference for height of center backs is confirmed by other studies. Conclusion: There was no statistical difference for anthropometric data and somatotype, except for height.

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Published
2012-02-12
How to Cite
Rodrigues, A. P. dos S., Marques, D. C., Lobo, A. M., & Navarro, F. (2012). Anthropometric and somatotype profile of colleges football players according to their positions in field. RBFF - Brazilian Journal of Futsal and Football, 3(9). Retrieved from https://www.rbff.com.br/index.php/rbff/article/view/100
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Vol. 3 No. 9 (2011)
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Scientific Articles - Original

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