Hematological Profile of Serbian Youth National Soccer Teams

• Authors: Aleksandar Joksimović , Daniel Stanković , Dragan Ilić , Ivana Joksimović , Milorad Jerkan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Soccer is one of the most widely played and complex sports in the world, where players need technical, tactical, and physical skills to succeed. Technical and tactical skills in soccer are highly dependent on the player's physical capacity. The selection, development and professional guidance of young players is a priority for many top soccer clubs in order to maintain their sporting and financial status. The aim of the present study was to determine hematological profile of youth national soccer teams and to compare the values of fifteen hematological parameters between 3 Serbian youth national teams (under 14, 15 and 16 years old), as well as between soccer players and nonathletes. 80 young soccer players and 30 non-athletes participated in the study. 15 hematologic parameters (WBC, RBC, HGB, HCT, PLT, MCV, MCH, MCHC, PDW, LYM%, MON%, GRAN%, LYM, MON, GRAN) were measured. In order to determine the significance of differences between the groups on a multivariate level a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was administered, and to test the differences between the groups on an univariate level a univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied. It was concluded that there is no significant difference in all the variables (WBC, Ly, Mo, Gr, PLT, HGB, HCT, etc), except RBC, probably due to age, androgen affection on erythropoesis, field positoning and diet. From a practical point of view, the clinician has to take into account not only age, but also training status of individuals when evaluating their blood tests.

Keywords

EN

blood parameters; selection; differences; youth soccer

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Journal of Human Kinetics
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 22
• Pages: 51-59

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2009

online

13 - 1 - 2010

Contributors

author

Aleksandar Joksimović

• Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University in Nis, Nis, Serbia

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Daniel Stanković

• Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University in Nis, Nis, Serbia

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Dragan Ilić

• Health Center in Blace, Blace, Serbia

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Ivana Joksimović

• Health Center in Nis, Nis, Serbia

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Milorad Jerkan

• Health Center in Nis - Sports Clinic, Nis, Serbia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10078-009-0023-4