TY - JOUR

T1 - Perfil somatotípico del futbolista profesional chileno

AU - Henríquez-Olguín, Carlos

AU - Báez, E

AU - Ramírez-Campillo, R

AU - Cañas, R

N1 - (ekstern)

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - The aim of this study was to describe the somatotype of Chilean professional soccer players, and to determine the variability in the somatotype by playing position. One hundred professional male players (age 23±4.4) participants in the Chilean national soccer championship were included in the study. We performed the measurement of 10 anthropometric variables according to the rules of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). We calculated the 3 components of the Heath-Carter somatotype for each playing position. The somatotype of the sample group presents a balanced mesomorph classification (2.25-5.32-2.26),especially among defenders. The positions with less dispersion in their somatotype were the defenses and goalkeepers, while the flyers and forwards show more variability. In conclusion, although there is a common somatotype, differences in the variances between playing positions provide information about the relevance of morphological optimization in a playing position.

AB - The aim of this study was to describe the somatotype of Chilean professional soccer players, and to determine the variability in the somatotype by playing position. One hundred professional male players (age 23±4.4) participants in the Chilean national soccer championship were included in the study. We performed the measurement of 10 anthropometric variables according to the rules of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). We calculated the 3 components of the Heath-Carter somatotype for each playing position. The somatotype of the sample group presents a balanced mesomorph classification (2.25-5.32-2.26),especially among defenders. The positions with less dispersion in their somatotype were the defenses and goalkeepers, while the flyers and forwards show more variability. In conclusion, although there is a common somatotype, differences in the variances between playing positions provide information about the relevance of morphological optimization in a playing position.

KW - Anthropometry

KW - Male soccer

KW - Somatotype

U2 - 10.4067/S0717-95022013000100037

DO - 10.4067/S0717-95022013000100037

M3 - Tidsskriftartikel

AN - SCOPUS:84878747508

VL - 31

SP - 225

EP - 230

JO - International Journal of Morphology

JF - International Journal of Morphology

SN - 0717-9367

IS - 1

ER -