Borislav Samardzic¹, Paulina Soldat²

¹Fakultet za informacione tehnologije, Alfa univerzitet, Beograd, Srbija
²PU „Radosno detinjstvo“, Novi Sad

DIFFERENCES IN ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN SENIOR OUT AND INDOOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS

RAZLIKE U ANTROPOMETRIJSKIM KARAKTERISTIKAMA IZMEĐU IGRAČA U VELIKOM I MALOM FUDBALU

Sport Mont 2011, IX(31-32-33), 323-330

Abstract

Aim of this research was to determine if there were statistically significant differences in morphological characteristics between outdoor and indoor football players. The research was conducted in December 2010, on the sample of 124 examinees (64 outdoor and 60 indoor football), being from 19 to 35 years old. Variables sample from 29 anthropometric measures has been tested according to the International Biological program (IBP) directions and regulations. Standard central and dispersive parameters have been used in data processing, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and canonical discriminative analysis. One statistically significant discriminative function (Wilks’ Lambda = .43; p<.01), which indicates to statistically significant measured anthropometric characteristics differences between indoor and outdoor football players, has been achieved. Obtained higher variance values and standard deviation, of indoor football players in body height, body mass and hand range variables, signalize that they are somehow higher, heavier and have bigger hand range compared to outdoor football players. Examinees sample variability of outdoor football players was visibly homogenous than indoor football players. It is probably the consequence of earlier selections and more systematic training processes in the most outdoor football clubs

Keywords

anthropometric characteristics, outdoor football, indoor football

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