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Physiological and Anthropometric Determinants of Performance Levels in Professional Futsal
There is an evident lack of studies examining the pursuit of excellence in futsal. The aims of this study were to evaluate anthropometric and physiological variables that may contribute to distinguishing among performance levels in professional futsal players and to evaluate correlates of those vari...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7835319/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33510696 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.621763 |
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author | Sekulic, Damir Pojskic, Haris Zeljko, Ivan Pehar, Miran Modric, Toni Versic, Sime Novak, Dario |
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description | There is an evident lack of studies examining the pursuit of excellence in futsal. The aims of this study were to evaluate anthropometric and physiological variables that may contribute to distinguishing among performance levels in professional futsal players and to evaluate correlates of those variables. The participants were 75 male professionals (age = 25.1 ± 5.1 years, body height = 182.3 ± 6.2 cm, body mass = 80.8 ± 10.4 kg), who were divided into performance levels using two criteria: (i) starters (first teams) vs. non-starters (substitutes) and (ii) top-level players (members of the national team and players who participated in top-level team competition in Europe) vs. high-level players (team players competing at the highest national competitive rank). Variables included anthropometrics (body height and mass, BMI, body fat percentage), generic tests of physiological capacities [5- and 10-m sprints, countermovement jump, broad jump, 20-yard test, reactive strength index (RSI)], and futsal-specific fitness tests [kicking speed by dominant and non-dominant leg, futsal-specific tests of change of direction speed, and reactive agility (FSRAG) involving/not involving dribbling the ball]. Top-level players outperformed high-level players in RSI, broad jump, kicking speed, and FSRAG involving dribbling. Starters achieved better results than non-starters in fewer variables, including kicking speed and RSI. Body fat percentage negatively influenced FSRAG involving dribbling, and RSI. FSRAG, RSI, and kicking speed were significantly correlated, indicating the similar physiological background of these capacities. The findings suggest that enhanced reactive strength and the ability to rapidly change direction speed in response to external stimulus while executing futsal-specific motor tasks (e.g., dribbling), along with players’ ability to kick the ball speedily, can be considered essential qualities required for advanced performance in futsal. Consequently, futsal strength and conditioning training should be targeted toward lowering relative body fat, maximizing lower-body reactive strength and including futsal-specific skills (e.g., dribbling, shooting) in reactive agility drills. |
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spelling | pubmed-78353192021-01-27 Physiological and Anthropometric Determinants of Performance Levels in Professional Futsal Sekulic, Damir Pojskic, Haris Zeljko, Ivan Pehar, Miran Modric, Toni Versic, Sime Novak, Dario Front Psychol Psychology There is an evident lack of studies examining the pursuit of excellence in futsal. The aims of this study were to evaluate anthropometric and physiological variables that may contribute to distinguishing among performance levels in professional futsal players and to evaluate correlates of those variables. The participants were 75 male professionals (age = 25.1 ± 5.1 years, body height = 182.3 ± 6.2 cm, body mass = 80.8 ± 10.4 kg), who were divided into performance levels using two criteria: (i) starters (first teams) vs. non-starters (substitutes) and (ii) top-level players (members of the national team and players who participated in top-level team competition in Europe) vs. high-level players (team players competing at the highest national competitive rank). Variables included anthropometrics (body height and mass, BMI, body fat percentage), generic tests of physiological capacities [5- and 10-m sprints, countermovement jump, broad jump, 20-yard test, reactive strength index (RSI)], and futsal-specific fitness tests [kicking speed by dominant and non-dominant leg, futsal-specific tests of change of direction speed, and reactive agility (FSRAG) involving/not involving dribbling the ball]. Top-level players outperformed high-level players in RSI, broad jump, kicking speed, and FSRAG involving dribbling. Starters achieved better results than non-starters in fewer variables, including kicking speed and RSI. Body fat percentage negatively influenced FSRAG involving dribbling, and RSI. FSRAG, RSI, and kicking speed were significantly correlated, indicating the similar physiological background of these capacities. The findings suggest that enhanced reactive strength and the ability to rapidly change direction speed in response to external stimulus while executing futsal-specific motor tasks (e.g., dribbling), along with players’ ability to kick the ball speedily, can be considered essential qualities required for advanced performance in futsal. Consequently, futsal strength and conditioning training should be targeted toward lowering relative body fat, maximizing lower-body reactive strength and including futsal-specific skills (e.g., dribbling, shooting) in reactive agility drills. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7835319/ /pubmed/33510696 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.621763 Text en Copyright © 2021 Sekulic, Pojskic, Zeljko, Pehar, Modric, Versic and Novak. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Sekulic, Damir Pojskic, Haris Zeljko, Ivan Pehar, Miran Modric, Toni Versic, Sime Novak, Dario Physiological and Anthropometric Determinants of Performance Levels in Professional Futsal |
title | Physiological and Anthropometric Determinants of Performance Levels in Professional Futsal |
title_full | Physiological and Anthropometric Determinants of Performance Levels in Professional Futsal |
title_fullStr | Physiological and Anthropometric Determinants of Performance Levels in Professional Futsal |
title_full_unstemmed | Physiological and Anthropometric Determinants of Performance Levels in Professional Futsal |
title_short | Physiological and Anthropometric Determinants of Performance Levels in Professional Futsal |
title_sort | physiological and anthropometric determinants of performance levels in professional futsal |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7835319/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33510696 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.621763 |
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