Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Differences Among Brazilian Adolescents who Practise Different Team Court Sports

• Authors: Diego Augusto Santos Silva , Edio Luiz Petroski , Adroaldo Cesar Araujo Gaya
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The objective of this work was to compare the anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics of Brazilian adolescents who practise team court sports and to compare specific parameters obtained for adolescents with data from the general population. This was a cross-sectional study of 1,348 male adolescents grouped as follows: basketball players (n = 287), indoor soccer players (n = 665), handball players (n = 108) and volleyball players (n = 288), all between 10 and 14 years of age. Anthropometric (body mass, body height, arm span, and body mass index) and physical fitness data (flexibility, muscular strength, explosive power, speed, aerobic fitness and agility) were collected. The Brazilian population was used as a reference and compared to the adolescent subjects using Z scores for all variables. Anthropometric characteristics and performances in physical fitness tests differed (p<0.05) among players of different sports. In addition, for each variable assessed, adolescents who practised team court sports showed similar or improved results compared to their counterparts in the general population (p<0.05). Furthermore, the anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics differed depending on the team court sport practised. These findings may elucidate which physical abilities are most impacted by the practise of a particular team sport as well as help teachers and physical education and sport professionals identify talented adolescents.

Keywords

EN

sports performance; cross-sectional studies; anthropometric and fitness variables; youth; team court sports

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Journal of Human Kinetics
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 77-86

Dates

published

1 - 03 - 2013

online

13 - 04 - 2013

Contributors

author

Diego Augusto Santos Silva

• Federal University of Santa Catarina, Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Center for Research in Human Performance and Kinanthropometry, Florianópolis, Brazil

author

Edio Luiz Petroski

• Federal University of Santa Catarina, Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Center for Research in Human Performance and Kinanthropometry, Florianópolis, Brazil

author

Adroaldo Cesar Araujo Gaya

• Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

References

• Ackland TR, Schreiner AB, Kerr DA. Absolute size and proportionality characteristics of World Championship female basketball players. J Sports Sci, 1997; 15: 485-490[Crossref]
• Alvarez JC, D'Ottavio S, Vera JG, Castagna C. Aerobic fitness in futsal players of different competitive level. J Strength Cond Res, 2009; 23: 2163-2166[WoS][Crossref][PubMed]
• Aşçi A, Açikada C. Power production among different sports with similar maximum strength. J StrengthCond Res, 2007; 21: 10-16
• Azevedo MR, Araújo CL, Cozzensa da Silva M, Hallal PC. Tracking of physical activity from adolescence to adulthood: a population-based study. Rev Saude Publica, 2007; 41: 69-75
• Bar-Or O. The young athlete: some physiological considerations. J Sports Sci, 1995; 13: 31-33
• Bayios IA, Bergeles NK, Apostolidis NG, Noutsos KS, Koskolou MD. Anthropometric, body composition and somatotype differences of Greek elite female basketball, volleyball and handball players. J Sports MedPhys Fitness, 2006; 46: 271-280
• Benetti G, Schneider P, Meyer F. Sports benefits and the importance of muscular strength treinability in prepubertal volleyball athletes. Rev Bras Cineantropom Desempenho Hum, 2005; 7: 87-93
• Brazil Sports Project. Manual application of measures and tests, standards and assessment criteria. Porto Alegre: PROESP. 2007. Available at: http://www.proesp.ufrgs.br/proesp/; accessed on 07.09.2009
• Castagna C, Belardinelli R, Impellizzeri FM, Abt GA, Coutts AJ, D'Ottavio S. Cardiovascular responses during recreational 5-a-side indoor-soccer. J Sci Med Sport, 2007; 10: 89-95[PubMed][Crossref]
• Castagna C, D'Ottavio S, Granda Vera J, Barbero Alvarez JC. Match demands of professional Futsal: a case study. J Sci Med Sport, 2009; 12: 490-494[Crossref][PubMed][WoS]
• Drinkwater EJ, Lawton TW, McKenna MJ, Lindsell RP, Hunt PH, Pyne DB. Increased number of forced repetitions does not enhance strength development with resistance training. J Strength Cond Res, 2007; 21: 841-847[PubMed]
• Erlandson MC, Sherar LB, Mirwald RL, Maffulli N, Baxter-Jones AD. Growth and maturation of adolescent female gymnasts, swimmers, and tennis players. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2008; 40: 34-42[PubMed][Crossref][WoS]
• Gabbett T, Georgieff B. Physiological and anthropometric characteristics of Australian junior national state, and novice volleyball players. J Strength Cond Res, 2007; 21: 902-908[WoS][PubMed]
• Gabbett TJ, Sheppard JM, Pritchard-Peschek KR, Leveritt MD, Aldred MJ. Influence of closed skill and open skill warm-ups on the performance of speed, change of direction speed, vertical jump, and reactive agility in team sport athletes. J Strength Cond Res, 2008; 22: 1413-1415[PubMed][Crossref]
• Gorostiaga EM, Granados C, Ibáñez J, Izquierdo M. Differences in physical fitness and throwing velocity among elite and amateur male handball players. Int J Sports Med, 2005; 26: 225-232[WoS][PubMed][Crossref]
• Izquierdo M, Häkkinen K, Gonzalez-Badillo JJ, Ibáñez J, Gorostiaga EM. Effects of long term training specificity on maximal strength and power of the upper and lower extremities in athletes from different sports. Eur J Appl Physiol, 2002; 87: 264-271[Crossref][PubMed]
• Oliveira AR, Gallagher JD. Strength training in children: new trends. Rev Bras Ativ Fís Saúde, 1997; 2: 80-90
• Paiva Neto A, César MC. Body composition assessment in male basketball players in Brazilian National Basketball League 2003. Rev Bras Cineantropom Desempenho Hum, 2005; 7: 35-44
• Pearson DT, Naughton GA, Torode M. Predictability of physiological testing and the role of maturation in talent identification for adolescent team sports. J Sci Med Sport, 2006; 9: 277-287[Crossref][PubMed]
• Silva DA, Cabral de Oliveira AC. Impact of sexual maturation on upper and lower limb strength on adolescents. Rev Bras Cineantropom Desempenho Hum, 2010; 12: 144-150
• Silva DA, Pelegrini A, Petroski EL, Gaya AC. Comparison between the growth of Brazilian children and adolescents and the reference growth charts: data from a Brazilian project. J Pediatr (Rio J), 2010; 86: 115-120[WoS][Crossref]
• Stone NM, Kilding AE. Aerobic conditioning for team sport athletes. Sports Med, 2009; 39: 615-642[PubMed][WoS][Crossref]
• Wallace MB, Cardinale M. Conditioning for Team Handball. Strength Cond J, 1997; 19: 7-12[WoS][Crossref]
• Withers RT, Roberts GD, Davies GJ. The maximum aerobic power, anaerobic power and body composition of South Australian male representatives in athletics, basketball, field hockey and soccer. J Sports MedPhys Fitness, 1977; 17: 391-400
• Ziv G, Lidor R. Physical attributes, physiological characteristics, on-court performances and nutritional strategies of female and male basketball players. Sports Med, 2009; 39: 547-568[Crossref][PubMed][WoS]

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/hukin-2013-0008