RELATIONS OF MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND MOTOR ABILITIES IN U-15 SOCCER PLAYERS

Agron Thaqi, Jetmir Metaj, Bylbyl Sokoli, Isa Asllani

Abstract

Twenty elite U-15 soccer players were subjected to testing using the group of 5 morphological and 8 motor tests, with the aim of determining relation between morphological characteristics and motor abilities. To prove morphological characteristics 5 variables are applied: 1 tests for body mass, 1 longitudinal skeleton dimensionality test, and 3 circumference tests. To prove motor abilities, 8 variables are applied: Long jump, 5x10m agility, 10m running, 25m running, 50m running, High jump, Sideway steps, Sit-Up. The descriptive analysis of the basic statistical parameters shows that the variables applied in this research are most epicurtic, where the results are the lowest, and some of these variables have a pronounced asymmetry. The correlation analysis show that the coefficients of morphological variables are curved and appear as a homogeneous group with a high interrelationship at the confidence level of (p =0.01). The second group consists of the motor speed tests, while the third group is the motor tests of the explosive strength.

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