Kinesiology, Vol. 37 No. 2., 2005.
Original scientific paper
Somatic parameters of children with low and high levels of motor performance
Aleš Suchomel
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to analyse the relationship between selected somatic parameters and motor performance of prepubescent and pubescent boys and girls (8-9 and 12-13 years of age) with significantly over the average and under the average results in the whole score of the test battery UNIFITTEST (6-60). The analysis of the somatic parameters did not show any significant differences in the figures showing the body height among the groups of the same age, sex and different motor efficiency (eight groups con-tained from 19 to 25 children). But, on the other hand, in body weight, in body mass index and mostly in the amount of subcutaneous fatty tissue we obtained significantly higher results in the group with a low level of motor efficiency. In the groups with high motor efficiency, we found a closer relation to somatic characteristics (body weight, body mass index, the amount of subcutaneous fatty tissue), which was expressed by a significantly lower variability of the results compared to the low motor efficiency groups. The results confirmed the necessity of somatic parameters determination in the selection of children talented for sports. On the other hand, they showed us a tendency to an ambiguous relation between the basic somatic characteristics and a low level of motor efficiency.
Keywords
somatic profile; children; motor performance
Hrčak ID:
4133
URI
Publication date:
23.12.2005.
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