Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players
In the present study, we aimed to identify the impact of chosen anthropometric measurements on the special physical fitness of elite junior table tennis players at different stages of sport training. A total of 87 table tennis players aged 13.4 ± 1.74 years (43.7% girls and 56.3% boys) from two Poli...
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doaj-d7957ce08353484d9857ce628afac4032021-06-01T00:09:55ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-05-01185279527910.3390/ijerph18105279Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis PlayersBeata Pluta0Szymon Galas1Magdalena Krzykała2Marcin Andrzejewski3Karolina Podciechowska4Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland Królowej Jadwigi 27/39, 61-871 Poznan, PolandFaculty of Tourism and Recreation, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland Królowej Jadwigi 27/39, 61-871 Poznan, PolandFaculty of Tourism and Recreation, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland Królowej Jadwigi 27/39, 61-871 Poznan, PolandFaculty of Tourism and Recreation, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland Królowej Jadwigi 27/39, 61-871 Poznan, PolandFaculty of Tourism and Recreation, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poland Królowej Jadwigi 27/39, 61-871 Poznan, PolandIn the present study, we aimed to identify the impact of chosen anthropometric measurements on the special physical fitness of elite junior table tennis players at different stages of sport training. A total of 87 table tennis players aged 13.4 ± 1.74 years (43.7% girls and 56.3% boys) from two Polish teams were analyzed. The anthropometry measurements included height, sitting height, body weight, arm span, humerus and femur breadths, five skinfold thicknesses, and five girths were assessed. Participants’ somatotypes were also calculated using the Heath–Carter method as well as body mass index (BMI), which was constructed using the lambda, mu, sigma (LMS) method. Body composition via a bioelectric impedance analysis was also analyzed. The level of special fitness of athletes was determined using tests from the Table Tennis Specific Battery Test, assessing reaction and displacement speeds. Mesomorphic (4.1) and ectomorphic (3.8) profiles were registered for boys and girls, respectively. Boys achieved higher scores than girls for almost all variables, with the exception of ectomorphic somatotype (<i>p</i> = 0.274), skinfold triceps (<i>p</i> = 0.444), and calf skinfold medial (<i>p</i> = 0.609). The relationship between the body height, thickness of the skinfolds of the triceps and suprailiac, biceps, and waist circumference and arm span in all three motor tests was observed, simultaneously significantly higher results were obtained by competitors at the specialist stage of training. Knowledge of the somatic and motor characteristics of young athletes can help coaches in creating a specific training program for improved health and performance, taking into consideration the athletes’ biological development, potential, and pre-disposition.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/10/5279table tennisyoung athletesanthropometrybody compositionsomatotypespecial physical fitness |
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Beata Pluta Szymon Galas Magdalena Krzykała Marcin Andrzejewski Karolina Podciechowska Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health table tennis young athletes anthropometry body composition somatotype special physical fitness |
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Beata Pluta Szymon Galas Magdalena Krzykała Marcin Andrzejewski Karolina Podciechowska |
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Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players |
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Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players |
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Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players |
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Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players |
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Somatic Characteristics and Special Motor Fitness of Young Top-Level Polish Table Tennis Players |
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somatic characteristics and special motor fitness of young top-level polish table tennis players |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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In the present study, we aimed to identify the impact of chosen anthropometric measurements on the special physical fitness of elite junior table tennis players at different stages of sport training. A total of 87 table tennis players aged 13.4 ± 1.74 years (43.7% girls and 56.3% boys) from two Polish teams were analyzed. The anthropometry measurements included height, sitting height, body weight, arm span, humerus and femur breadths, five skinfold thicknesses, and five girths were assessed. Participants’ somatotypes were also calculated using the Heath–Carter method as well as body mass index (BMI), which was constructed using the lambda, mu, sigma (LMS) method. Body composition via a bioelectric impedance analysis was also analyzed. The level of special fitness of athletes was determined using tests from the Table Tennis Specific Battery Test, assessing reaction and displacement speeds. Mesomorphic (4.1) and ectomorphic (3.8) profiles were registered for boys and girls, respectively. Boys achieved higher scores than girls for almost all variables, with the exception of ectomorphic somatotype (<i>p</i> = 0.274), skinfold triceps (<i>p</i> = 0.444), and calf skinfold medial (<i>p</i> = 0.609). The relationship between the body height, thickness of the skinfolds of the triceps and suprailiac, biceps, and waist circumference and arm span in all three motor tests was observed, simultaneously significantly higher results were obtained by competitors at the specialist stage of training. Knowledge of the somatic and motor characteristics of young athletes can help coaches in creating a specific training program for improved health and performance, taking into consideration the athletes’ biological development, potential, and pre-disposition. |
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table tennis young athletes anthropometry body composition somatotype special physical fitness |
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