Relation Between Certain Motor Abilities and Morphological Status in Football Players : Master's Thesis

Cilj ovog rada bio je utvrditi postoji li povezanost nekih morfoloških obilježja i motoričkih sposobnosti kod nogometaša seniorskog uzrasta. Uzorak ispitanika sačinjavalo je ukupno 22 profesionalna igrača nogometa (u dobi 19-27 godina) 1. HNL, od čega 5 obrambenih, 5 bočnih obrambenih, 3 vezna, 5 krilnih napadača i 4 centralna napadača. Dobiveni rezultati mjereni su u pripremnom periodu, nakon kolektivne stanke, te se smatra da su se tijekom sezone promijenili utjecajem trenažnog procesa. Varijable morfološkog statusa činile su: tjelesna visina izražena u centimetrima; tjelesna masa izražena u kilogramima; mišićna masa izražena u kilogramima; masna masa izražena u postotcima. Varijable motoričkih sposobnosti činile su: sprint na 20 m izražen u sekundama, skok u dalj s mjesta izražen u cm, visina Countermovement skoka mjerena na OptoJump platformi izražena u cm, visina Squat jump-a mjerena na OptoJump platformi izražena u cm, visina skoka u Drop testu mjerena na OptoJump platformi izražena u cm. Dobiveni rezultati prikazuju da od korištenih motoričkih testova samo vertikalni skokovi pokazuju povezanost sa morfološkim osobinama, što bi moglo uputiti da se kod ovih ispitanika može preko morfološkog statusa eventualno utjecati na poboljšanje vertikalnog skoka.The aim of this paper was to determine whether there is a correlation between some morphological characteristics and motor abilities in senior football players. The sample consisted of 22 professional football players (19-27 years old) of the 1st HNL, of which 5 central defenders, 5 full backs, 3 central midfielders, 5 wide midfielders and 4 attackers. The results obtained were measured in the preparatory period, after the collective break, and were considered to have changed during the season with the impact of the training process. Variants of morphological status were: body height expressed in centimeters; body mass expressed in kilograms; muscle mass expressed in kilograms; fat mass expressed in percentage. Various motor skills were: sprint at 20 m expressed in seconds, standing long jump expressed in cm, height of Countermovement jump measured on OptoJump platform expressed in cm, height of Squat jump measured on OptoJump platform expressed in cm, the jump height in the Drop test measured on the OptoJump platform expressed in cm. The results obtained show that from the used motor tests only vertical jumps show a correlation with morphological characteristics, which leads us that in this sample morphological status can probably affect the improvement of the vertical jump