Body Composition Characteristics Measured By Multichannel Bioimpedance In Young Female Basketball Players: Relation With Match Performance

Abstract

ZARIC, I.; DOPSAJ, M.; MARKOVIC, M.; ZARIC, M.; JAKOVLJEVIC, S. & BERIC, D. Body composition characteristics measured by multichannel bioimpedance in young female basketball players: relation with match performance. Int. J. Morphol., 38(2):328-335, 2020. SUMMARY:The aim of this research is to investigate the correlation of morphological characteristics, that is, body composition characteristics with the competitive performance of female basketball players of cadet (U16) age, in general and depending on the position played in the basketball team. The research involved female basketball players from the U16 section of the three best basketball clubs from the First Cadet League of Serbia (N = 30). This research consisted of measuring the characteristics of body composition, as a space of independent variables and the analysis of competitive activities where the dependent variable represents the level of achieved competitive performance. Based on the results of the Pearson Correlation Analysis, which was made for determining the degree of connection between the dependent variable and the independent variables, it can be seen that general level competitive performance is associated with the variables: percentage skeletal muscle mass, index of hypokinesy and protein-fat index. Viewed from the point of the position played in the team, the statistically significant relationship between the independent and the dependent variable was recorded only in the forwards position. Competitive and more successful forward players are distinguished by a small percentage of body fat mass, a higher percentage of muscle mass, a smaller hypokinesy index and a larger protein-fat index. The practical application of this research can be seen in the control system of applied training work, then selection, as well as in the creation of a model for morphological characteristics of players in the cadet (U16) age. ZARIC, I.; DOPSAJ, M.; MARKOVIC, M.; ZARIC, M.; JAKOVLJEVIC, S. & BERIC, D. Body composition characteristics measured by multichannel bioimpedance in young female basketball players: relation with match performance. Int. J. Morphol., 38(2):328-335, 2020.

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