Relación entre la antropometría y las capacidades físicas de potencia, velocidad y agilidad en futbolistas

Abstract

Anthropometry, power, speed, and agility are factors related to performance in soccer. However, the relationship between anthropometric measurements and physical abilities can be evaluated. The objective of this study was to estimate the correlation between anthropometry, power, speed, and agility. Seventeen semi-professional U15 category soccer players participated (body weight: 60.64 ± 5.78 kg, height: 1.72 ± 0.06 m, age: 15.53 ± 0.50 years). Anthropometry and agility were correlated with vertical jump; agility was also correlated with speed by Pearson, p = 0.05. The results indicate that there is no significance between thigh circumference (r= 0.16; p= 0.24), body weight (r= 0.30; p= 0.15), height (r= 0.36; p= 0.51), lower extremity length (r= 0.34; p= 0.17), vertical jump-agility (r= 0.16; p= 0.52), and straight-line speed 20m-agility (r= 0.25; p= 0.33). It is concluded that there is no significance between the variables of anthropometry, power, speed, and agility in semi-professional soccer players in the under 15 category from the professional league of the first division of Venezuela; students from the Mérida Soccer Club.