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Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players
In the present study, we aimed to identify the impact of chosen anthropometric measurements on the special physical fitness of elite junior table tennis players at different stages of sport training. A total of 87 table tennis players aged 13.4 ± 1.74 years (43.7% girls and 56.3% boys) from two Poli...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8156341/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34065622 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105279 |
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author | Pluta, Beata Galas, Szymon Krzykała, Magdalena Andrzejewski, Marcin Podciechowska, Karolina |
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description | In the present study, we aimed to identify the impact of chosen anthropometric measurements on the special physical fitness of elite junior table tennis players at different stages of sport training. A total of 87 table tennis players aged 13.4 ± 1.74 years (43.7% girls and 56.3% boys) from two Polish teams were analyzed. The anthropometry measurements included height, sitting height, body weight, arm span, humerus and femur breadths, five skinfold thicknesses, and five girths were assessed. Participants’ somatotypes were also calculated using the Heath–Carter method as well as body mass index (BMI), which was constructed using the lambda, mu, sigma (LMS) method. Body composition via a bioelectric impedance analysis was also analyzed. The level of special fitness of athletes was determined using tests from the Table Tennis Specific Battery Test, assessing reaction and displacement speeds. Mesomorphic (4.1) and ectomorphic (3.8) profiles were registered for boys and girls, respectively. Boys achieved higher scores than girls for almost all variables, with the exception of ectomorphic somatotype (p = 0.274), skinfold triceps (p = 0.444), and calf skinfold medial (p = 0.609). The relationship between the body height, thickness of the skinfolds of the triceps and suprailiac, biceps, and waist circumference and arm span in all three motor tests was observed, simultaneously significantly higher results were obtained by competitors at the specialist stage of training. Knowledge of the somatic and motor characteristics of young athletes can help coaches in creating a specific training program for improved health and performance, taking into consideration the athletes’ biological development, potential, and pre-disposition. |
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spelling | pubmed-81563412021-05-28 Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players Pluta, Beata Galas, Szymon Krzykała, Magdalena Andrzejewski, Marcin Podciechowska, Karolina Int J Environ Res Public Health Article In the present study, we aimed to identify the impact of chosen anthropometric measurements on the special physical fitness of elite junior table tennis players at different stages of sport training. A total of 87 table tennis players aged 13.4 ± 1.74 years (43.7% girls and 56.3% boys) from two Polish teams were analyzed. The anthropometry measurements included height, sitting height, body weight, arm span, humerus and femur breadths, five skinfold thicknesses, and five girths were assessed. Participants’ somatotypes were also calculated using the Heath–Carter method as well as body mass index (BMI), which was constructed using the lambda, mu, sigma (LMS) method. Body composition via a bioelectric impedance analysis was also analyzed. The level of special fitness of athletes was determined using tests from the Table Tennis Specific Battery Test, assessing reaction and displacement speeds. Mesomorphic (4.1) and ectomorphic (3.8) profiles were registered for boys and girls, respectively. Boys achieved higher scores than girls for almost all variables, with the exception of ectomorphic somatotype (p = 0.274), skinfold triceps (p = 0.444), and calf skinfold medial (p = 0.609). The relationship between the body height, thickness of the skinfolds of the triceps and suprailiac, biceps, and waist circumference and arm span in all three motor tests was observed, simultaneously significantly higher results were obtained by competitors at the specialist stage of training. Knowledge of the somatic and motor characteristics of young athletes can help coaches in creating a specific training program for improved health and performance, taking into consideration the athletes’ biological development, potential, and pre-disposition. MDPI 2021-05-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8156341/ /pubmed/34065622 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105279 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Pluta, Beata Galas, Szymon Krzykała, Magdalena Andrzejewski, Marcin Podciechowska, Karolina Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players |
title | Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players |
title_full | Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players |
title_fullStr | Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players |
title_full_unstemmed | Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players |
title_short | Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players |
title_sort | somatic characteristics and special motor fitness of young top-level polish table tennis players |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8156341/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34065622 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105279 |
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