Somatic and Physical Characteristics of Adolescent Female Volleyball Teams at Different Success Levels

CİVAR YAVUZ S.

ANTHROPOLOGIST, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.427-438, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09720073.2015.11891832
  • Dergi Adı: ANTHROPOLOGIST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.427-438
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Volleyball Players, Adolescent Girls, Body Composition, Anthropometry, Physical Fitness, BODY-COMPOSITION, ELITE FEMALE, ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS, PHYSIOLOGICAL-CHARACTERISTICS, HANDBALL PLAYERS, SOCCER PLAYERS, SOMATOTYPE, PERFORMANCE, EXERCISE, FITNESS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study is to compare anthropometric characteristics and physical performance of girl volleyball players who are adolescent girls aged around 14 years old, and participated in national championships with different success levels. The subjects of the study consisted of 60 volunteering girl volleyball players. Anthropometric measures were used for anthropometric and somatotype characteristics. Hand strength test, leg and back strength test, flexibility, knee-bend sit-up, vertical jump test, 20,-meter sprint test and bruce test for maximal-oxygen consumption were used for measuring physical performance. As a result, the endomorphy values of the 2nd group's players were significantly higher (p<0.05) than those of the 1st group's volleyball players. The new regression formula developed this study is as follows: % fat=0.126(thight skf.) + 0.626(triceps skf.) - 0.637(biceps skf.) + 0.955(BMI) - 13.144 (R=0.836 and SEE=1.33%). Successful girl volleyball players had a dominant somatotype profile, ectomorph structure, and lower ratio of body fat.