Morphological similarities and differences of young players from selected sport team games

Domaradzki Jarosław, Chmielewski Sebastian, Koźlenia Dawid. Morphological similarities and differences of young players from selected sport team games. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(5):172-186. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2767219 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/6906 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/913213 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 01.05.2019. Revised: 12.05.2019. Accepted: 12.05.2019. Morphological similarities and differences of young players from selected sport team games Domaradzki Jarosław, Chmielewski Sebastian, Koźlenia Dawid University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Faculty of Physical Education, Department of Biostructure al. I.J. Paderewskiego 35 51-612 Wroclaw, Poland Corresponding Author: Koźlenia Dawid University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Faculty of Physical Education, Department of Biostructure al. I.J. Paderewskiego 35 51-612 Wroclaw, Poland e- mail: dawid.kozlenia@awf.wroc.pl tel: +48602764 033 Abstract Introduction: Body physique is an important determinant of sports success. Knowledge in this area enables the effective selection of players for various sports disciplines. Aim: Using a multidimensional perspective, to determine the degree of variation in the body physique of athletes from four sports disciplines: American football, football, volleyball and handball. Materials and methods: The research was carried out in 2017 in sport clubs operating in the Lower Silesia Voivodship. The research group consisted of 125 male players, with a mean age of 16.27 years. They represented 4 sports disciplines and included 22 American football players, 30 football players, 49 handball players and 24 volleyball players. In the analysis, the measurements of height and weight were used as well as the Body Max Index, calculated with the following formula: body weight [kg]/body height [m]2 Results: The American football players had the highest body weight and the highest BMI. The handball and volleyball players were the tallest. The football players were characterised by the lowest body weight. Conclusions: Each of the analysed sports disciplines prefers players with a different body physique. Nevertheless, a greater similarity between the handball and volleyball players can be observed. American football players are more different morphologically, whereas football players are the least similar to the players from the other disciplines. The results of the study will facilitate both players' and coaches' decision-making process regarding the change of the sports discipline and the choice of a new one, if such need arises. Keywords: body weight, body height, BMI, team sports, morphological diversity