Somatotype Profile of Professional Male Soccer Chilean Players

Henriquez-Olguin, C; BAEZ, E; Ramirez-Campillo, R; Cañas R.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe the somatotype of Chilean professional soccer players, and to determine the variability in the somatotype by playing position. One hundred professional male players (age 23 +/- 4.4) participants in the Chilean national soccer championship were included in the study. We performed the measurement of 10 anthropometric variables according to the rules of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). We calculated the 3 components of the Heath-Carter somatotype for each playing position. The somatotype of the sample group presents a balanced mesomorph classification (2.25-5.32-2.26), especially among defenders. The positions with less dispersion in their somatotype were the defenses and goalkeepers, while the flyers and forwards show more variability. In conclusion, although there is a common somatotype, differences in the variances between playing positions provide information about the relevance of morphological optimization in a playing position.

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Título según WOS: Somatotype Profile of Professional Male Soccer Chilean Players
Título de la Revista: International Journal of Morphology
Volumen: 31
Número: 1
Editorial: Dr. Mariano Del Sol. Universidad de la Frontera, Chile.
Fecha de publicación: 2013
Página de inicio: 225
Página final: 230
Idioma: Spanish
Notas: ISI