eprintid: 14206 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/01/42/06 datestamp: 2024-09-16 23:30:07 lastmod: 2024-09-16 23:30:09 status_changed: 2024-09-16 23:30:07 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Zambrano-Villacres, Raynier creators_name: Frias-Toral, Evelyn creators_name: Maldonado-Ponce, Emily creators_name: Poveda-Loor, Carlos creators_name: Leal, Paola creators_name: Velarde-Sotres, Álvaro creators_name: Leonardi, Alice creators_name: Trovato, Bruno creators_name: Roggio, Federico creators_name: Castorina, Alessandro creators_name: Wenxin, Xu creators_name: Musumeci, Giuseppe creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: alvaro.velarde@uneatlantico.es creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: title: Exploring body composition and somatotype profiles among youth professional soccer players ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_dp divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica divisions: uninimx_produccion_cientifica divisions: unic_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: public keywords: Anthropometry, somatotypes, soccer, body composition, young adult abstract: OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the body composition and somatotype of professional soccer players, investigating variations across categories and playing positions. METHODS: An observational, cross-sectional, and analytical study was conducted with 51 male professional soccer players in the U-19 and U-20 categories. Data about sex, age, height, and weight were collected between March and May 2023. Body composition analysis utilized the ISAK protocol for the restricted profile, while somatotype categorization employed the Heath and Carter formula. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics V.26, which involved the application of Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests to discern differences in body composition variables and proportionality based on categories and playing positions. The Dunn test further identified specific positions exhibiting significant differences. RESULTS: The study encompassed 51 players, highlighting meaningful differences in body composition. The average body mass in kg was 75.8 (±6.9) for U-20 players and 70.5 (±6.1) for U-19 players. The somatotype values were 2.6-4.6-2.3 for U-20 players and 2.5-4.3-2.8 for U-19 players, with a predominance of muscle mass in all categories, characterizing them as balanced mesomorphs. CONCLUSIONS: Body composition and somatotype findings underscore distinctions in body mass across categories and playing positions, with notably higher body mass and muscle mass predominance in elevated categories. However, the prevailing skeletal muscle development establishes a significant semblance with the recognized somatotype standard for soccer. date: 2024-09 publication: Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism volume: 17 number: 3 pagerange: 241-254 id_number: doi:10.3233/MNM-240038 refereed: TRUE issn: 1973798X official_url: http://doi.org/10.3233/MNM-240038 access: open language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Educación física y el deporte Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana México > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional do Cuanza > Investigación > Artículos y libros Abierto Inglés OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the body composition and somatotype of professional soccer players, investigating variations across categories and playing positions. METHODS: An observational, cross-sectional, and analytical study was conducted with 51 male professional soccer players in the U-19 and U-20 categories. Data about sex, age, height, and weight were collected between March and May 2023. Body composition analysis utilized the ISAK protocol for the restricted profile, while somatotype categorization employed the Heath and Carter formula. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics V.26, which involved the application of Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests to discern differences in body composition variables and proportionality based on categories and playing positions. The Dunn test further identified specific positions exhibiting significant differences. RESULTS: The study encompassed 51 players, highlighting meaningful differences in body composition. The average body mass in kg was 75.8 (±6.9) for U-20 players and 70.5 (±6.1) for U-19 players. The somatotype values were 2.6-4.6-2.3 for U-20 players and 2.5-4.3-2.8 for U-19 players, with a predominance of muscle mass in all categories, characterizing them as balanced mesomorphs. CONCLUSIONS: Body composition and somatotype findings underscore distinctions in body mass across categories and playing positions, with notably higher body mass and muscle mass predominance in elevated categories. However, the prevailing skeletal muscle development establishes a significant semblance with the recognized somatotype standard for soccer. metadata Zambrano-Villacres, Raynier; Frias-Toral, Evelyn; Maldonado-Ponce, Emily; Poveda-Loor, Carlos; Leal, Paola; Velarde-Sotres, Álvaro; Leonardi, Alice; Trovato, Bruno; Roggio, Federico; Castorina, Alessandro; Wenxin, Xu y Musumeci, Giuseppe mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, alvaro.velarde@uneatlantico.es, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR (2024) Exploring body composition and somatotype profiles among youth professional soccer players. Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 17 (3). pp. 241-254. ISSN 1973798X document_url: http://repositorio.unic.co.ao/id/eprint/14206/1/mnm_2024_17-3_mnm-17-3-mnm240038_mnm-17-mnm240038.pdf