Artículo de revista
Anthropometric profile of professional volleyball sudamerican players Perfil antropométrico de jugadores profesionales de voleibol sudamericano
Fecha
2009Registro en:
International Journal of Morphology, Volumen 27, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 53-57
07179367
07179502
Autor
Almagià Flores, Atilio Aldo
Rodríguez, Fernando Rodríguez
Barrraza Gómez, Fernando Omar
Lizana Arce, Pablo José
Marincovich, Daniza Ivanovic
Gutiérrez, Octavio Binvignat
Institución
Resumen
The application of anthropometry provides many benefits to the sport of volleyball, such as in the evaluation of body composition, predicting physiological and sporting performance and defining mechanical behavior, from which the most efficient position in the court may be determined in terms of anthropometric characteristics. The national teams from Columbia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela were evaluated along with the Chilean youth team, using the method of body division and the Heath-Carter Somatotype. The South American runners-up, Venezuela, possess greater percentages of muscle mass and low percentages for adipose tissue mass. The somatotype of the teams presents an increased mesomorphy, followed by high ectomorphy, thus classifying the individuals as ectomesomorphs. The use of the data acquired allows the formation of a model of the morpho-structurally ideal player for high level competition. The information obtained guides physical preparation in an accurate and efficient way,