Anthropometric Profile of Male Amateur vs Professional Formula Windsurfs Competing at the 2007 European Championship

• Authors: Juan Cortell-Tormo , José Pérez-Turpin , Roberto Cejuela-Anta , Juan Chinchilla-Mira , Michael Marfell-Jones
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This study aimed to describe the current anthropometric profile of Formula Windsurf competitors during the 2007 European Championships and establish a set of reference values useful for future investigations on player selection, talent identification, and training programme development. Fourty-five male participants (mean age 30±9.77 years; body height 182.04±6.3 cm; body mass 81.67±7.35 kg) were selected for the anthropometric profile, including 15 which the International Windsurf Association had defined as professionals. The anthropometric profiles included measurements of skinfolds, segment lengths, breadths, and girths. Somatotype measurements were also calculated into the equation. The male professional windsurfers had larger length, breadth, and girth measurements than their amateur counterparts. The three somatotype components showed that both groups were predominantly mesomorphic, but the professionals were more ectomorphic than endomorphic, whereas the amateurs were slightly more endomorphic than ectomorphic. The descriptive analysis of the anthropometric data provide relevant information concerning the morphological indicators of competitive success in this sporting discipline.

Keywords

EN

anthropometry; somatotype; windsurfers; males; championships

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Journal of Human Kinetics
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 23
• Pages: 97-101

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2010

online

24 - 5 - 2010

Contributors

author

Juan Cortell-Tormo

• Departmental Section of Physical Education and Sports, University of Alicante, Spain

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José Pérez-Turpin

• Departmental Section of Physical Education and Sports, University of Alicante, Spain

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Roberto Cejuela-Anta

• Departmental Section of Physical Education and Sports, University of Alicante, Spain

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Juan Chinchilla-Mira

• Departmental Section of Physical Education and Sports, University of Alicante, Spain

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Michael Marfell-Jones

• Faculty of Health Sciences, International Society Advancement Kinanthropometry, Palmerston North, New Zeland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10078-010-0012-7