Anthropometric and motor performance characteristics of futsal athletes in different categories

• Autor(a) principal: Mendes Ritti Dias, Raphael
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Outros Autores: Oliveira Carvalho, Ferdinando, Ferreira de Souza, Carine, Avelar, Ademar, Altimari, Leandro Ricardo, Serpeloni Cyrino, Edilson
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria & Desempenho Humano (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/4088

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