DIFFERENCES IN ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS, BODY COMPOSITION AND SOMATOTYPE COMPONENTS AMONG SENIOR AND CADET VOLLEYBALL GIRLS

Laureta ABAZI, Joshko MILENKOVSKI, Merije ELEZI

Abstract

In this research, the problem of somatotypes will be treated components, body composition and anthropometric characteristics in volleyball players with different level of performance. Namely, the research will be aimed at assessing the somatotype of the selected volleyball players, their body composition, anthropometric characteristics, as well as their mutual relations followed through the different level of performance. The main problem of this research is the differences in anthropometric characteristics, body composition and somatotype components between senior and cadet volleyball players. The subject of this research is certain anthropometric characteristics and body components, as well as determining the somatotype of the studied volleyball players with varying levels of success. The sample of respondents is drawn from a population of volleyball players from the volleyball clubs: "Shkendija", volleyball club "Bamikor", volleyball club "TE Volley" and volleyball club "Ljuboten" all from Tetovo aged 18 to 31 years ± 6 months. In the research are included 64 female volleyball cadets aged 18 and 19 and 126 senior female volleyball players aged 20 to 31 years ± 6 months. A cross-sectional study was performed on the sample of respondents; the anthropometric, body and somatotype components in young volleyball players from this region of the Republic of North Macedonia. In this research, a total of 29 variables were applied, of which 18 were variables for assessment of anthropometric characteristics, 8 variables for assessment of the body composition and 3 variables for the assessment of somatotypicity in the chosen volleyball players.

Pages: 130 - 137