TITLE:
Anthropometric and Physical Characteristics of Tunisians Young Soccer Players
AUTHORS:
Mehdi Ben Brahim, Rym Bougatfa, Amri Mohamed
KEYWORDS:
Young Soccer Players; Anthropometric; Performance; Playing Positions; Relationship
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Physical Education,
Vol.3 No.3,
August
9,
2013
ABSTRACT: The aim of this investigation was to provide anthropometric, physical and physiological performance characteristics of Tunisian young soccer players and to examine the relationship between selected parameters according to their playing standard position. One hundred under 13 years old (U-13) male soccer players were tested. They were classified according to their playing standard positions (goalkeeper: GK, defender: DF, midfield: MF, and forward: FW). Testing consisted of anthropometric measurements including weight, height, and body mass index, and performance measures of speed (5, 15, and 20 m), agility run (Agility-15 m and Ball-15 m), vertical jumping, ball shooting, and aerobic capacity (Hoff Dribble Test and Yo-Yo intermittent Endurance Run, YYIER). GK were taller and heavier than other players. Significant differences of playing positions for the majority of the physical tests include 20 m sprint, Agility-15 m and Ball-15 m times (all p p p p p p