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MODEL CHARACTERISTICS OF ATHLETES IN WATER POLO AND HANDBALL

Komissarova Elena (1), Panasyuk Tatyana (2)

1) Department of Anatomy, St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia; 2) Russian State University of Physical Education, Sports, Youth and Tourism, Moscow, Russia

Komissarova Elena, e-mail: komissaren@yandex.ru; Panasyuk Tatyana, e-mail: gegam11@yandex.ru.

Abstract

Game activity of athletes is characterized by richness of the contents and a variety of actions. In water polo teams three game roles are distinguished: center forwards, mobile forwards and defenders. In handball there are two main game roles: players specializing on throws from far distances (central) and those who ends the “fast breaks” (extreme). The aim of the paper is to reveal model characteristics of the athletes depending on their game roles. Anthopometrical, bioergometrical and psychophysiological indicators were studied in 50 male water polo players, 20–25 years of age. Center forwards and defenders possess more massive body build, while mobile forwards have more gracile structure. Factor analysis isolated five factors, the 1st having the greatest loadings in total, length and girths traits. Longitudinal study of 46 boys, of 10–16 years of age, engaged in handball for 7 years, has been conducted. Players of the central zone possess macrosomatic type (MAS) at 10–13 years (74–82%), and at the age of 14–16 years they have mesosomatic type (MES) (43–62%). Extreme players represent three types: MAS, MES and micromesosomatic (МIMES) at the age of 10–13 years, with almost equal proportion of these somatotypes. At the 14–16-years period players of MIMES (53.8–-85%) and MES type (15.4–46%) prevails, thus showing their instability in the pubertal period. It may be concluded that at the very first stage of training in handball it is possible to differentiate young athletes of macrosomatic type as the future players of the central line, and those of micromesosomatic type as extreme players. Thus, the morphological component should take a leading position in the system of training of players.

Keywords

sports anthropology, game role of athletes, model characteristics, body types

Цит.: Komissarova Elena, Panasyuk Tatyana MODEL CHARACTERISTICS OF ATHLETES IN WATER POLO AND HANDBALL // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2014; 3/2014; с. 31-31