Short athletes in view of anthropometric research
Journal Title: Endokrynologia, Diabetologia i Choroby Przemiany Materii Wieku Rozwojowego - Year 2008, Vol 14, Issue 3
Abstract
The aim of this work, which is just a part research introduced in sport environment undertaking morphologic and motoric problems of development conditions, is the description of somatic structure of short growth sportsmen. Material and method: Research material consists of measurement results of 254 boys at the age of 15-17, who were at the stage of directed sport training process, Junior Team of Wielkopolska Voivodship. Results: From 254 examined sportsmen about 12% were short body height people. They are characterized by similar body build proportions. Moreover, those competitors got similar values of analyzed quotient indices and placed similar position on self-note (the same as had sportsmen whose body height is localized above 10 centiles). Conclusions: Shorter body height, similar body build to the characteristic one of practicing sport discipline and very good results may suggest, that in case of the analyzed material, the subjects with motor predispositions revealed themselves in a natural way.
Authors and Affiliations
Anna Demuth, Urszula Czerniak, Magdalena Krzykała
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