Positional differences in morphology, somatotype and body composition characteristics in university level Indian footballers

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the morphological, somatotype, and body composition characteristics of Indian university level football players based upon their field position. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A total of 204 male football players from sixteen different Indian universities volunteered for this study.Anthropometric measurements included body weight and height, five muscle girths (upper arm, forearm, chest, thigh and calf), four bone widths (humerus biepicondylar, bistyloideus, femur biepicondylar and bimalleolar) and eight skinfold thicknesses (triceps, subscapular, pectoral, axilla, abdominal, suprailiac, mid thigh and calf) were measured. Further, somatotype (endomorphy, mesomorphy, ectomorphy) and body composition (BMI, % fat, skeletal muscle mass, skeletal mass) were assessed. Results: One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to observe differences of means among the groups. In order to determine which group was different from other group Tukey post hoc test applied. Compared to other field players, goalkeepers showed higher values for body height, body weight, upper arm girth (p <0.05), more but not excessive body fat. Defenders, midfielders and strikers were ectomorphic mesomorph whereas goalkeepers were endomorphic mesomorph in physique. Conclusion: University level Indian footballers were average in height, weight, and muscle mass.(Journal of Trainology 2014;3:35-40)

The association between anthropometric profiles and somatotype with 100 meter sprint amongst Indonesian sprint athletes

“…Sprint athletes are more muscular (hypertopic) in the buttocks (gluteal muscles) and chest-shoulders compared to long-distance runners who are much thinner/slimmer (thinner) and less muscular than sprint athlete. 2,3,6 \ Furthermore, the authors conducted further research on the state of body composition and physical characteristics of Indonesian student sprint athletes who were prepared to participate in the 18 th ASEAN University games in Singapore on 2016. The reason of conducting the research is that there was no data on anthropometric measurements and body composition of Indonesian student sprint athletes.…”

“…Thus, the requirements of the physical form or body of each sport leads to the selection of the most suitable body type for sports that can later achieve maximum performance, known as "Morphological Optimization". 2,4,5 Therefore, as a sprint athlete trainer, you should understand how the athlete was being coached both in terms of physicality and body composition. Thus, the purpose of this research is to study the physical picture/body shape, in this case the somatotype and body composition of Indonesian student sprint athletes at a training center in Jakarta.…”