Effect of body composition on fitness performance in young male football players

Authors : Muhammed Mustafa ATAKAN, Evrim UNVER, Necip DEMIRCI, Suleyman BULUT, Huseyin Husrev TURNAGOL

Pages : 54-59

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Publication Date : 2017-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between anthropometric measurements and athletic performance in young football players. Total seventeen male football players insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(age: 17.0 years; height: 180.9±5.99 cm and weight; 71.36±6.30 kg); agreed to participate to this study, on voluntary basis. Body composition measurements including body mass, fat mass, bone mineral content, lean mass were made by using Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(DXA);. In order for the participant to be evaluated athletic performance, countermovement jump insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CMJTT);, squat jump insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SJTT);, T-agility test, 30m sprint test and 6 x 40m repeated sprint test were performed respectively. Pearson correlation coefficient insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r); was used to relationship between body composition and athletic performance parameters. As a result, negatively significant correlation was found between sprint times and body mass insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. There was also negative correlation between repeated sprint performance insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(measured in time); and lean Mass insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LM);, lean mass index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LMI);, appendicular LM and appendicular LMI insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. There were also negatively significant correlation among T-agility test, body mass and LM was insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Non-significant correlation was seen among CMJT, SJT and body mass index and other anthropometric variables. In conclusion, for football players, changes in body composition are of great importance in athletic performance, especially sprint and agility.
Keywords : Agility, body composition, football, sprint