SELÇUK UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT SCIENCE, Vol 13, No 3 (2011)

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Anthropometric Features of Tennis and Football Players

Mehmet Kumartaşlı, Gürhan Suna, İsmail Vural Çalışkan, Kemal Işıldak, Müşerref Demir

Abstract


The aim of this study was to compare some anthropometric features between tennis players and football players and to examine association between some variables. 30 athletes ,who educate in Sport Science Department at Suleyman Demirel University, ( 15 tennis players; mean age 22,87±2,72,  height 1,76±0,05, weight 67,13±8,55, BMI 21,4±1,59, 15 football players; mean age 23,47±2,80, height 1,77, weight 74,74±10,45, BMI 23,7±2,89 ) joined to this study voluntarily. Under leather fat measures, length and circle measures, weight measure was taken from subjects. Regressions analyze and independent samples T test was used for statistical analyzes of obtained data. There was no significant difference in effect of age on BMI and effect of training age on vertical jump performance (p>0,05). There is a relation in positive way between kilos and under leather fat ratio and this relation is significant. Effect of weight and height on vertical is different between branches. There is difference in only femur circle in circle measures. There is no significant difference in under fat measures. As a result we can say that there are some differences in anthropometric measures between tennis and football players.

Keywords: tennis players, football players, anthropometry


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