Body Composition of Elite Soccer Players from Montenegro and Kosovo

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“…Similar results have been obtained in a recent researches for football players of Montenegrin clubs Gardasevic, Bjelica, Popovic, Vasiljevic, & Milosevic, 2018) for football players of other Bosnia and Herzegovinian clubs (Bjelica, Gardasevic, Vasiljevic, Jeleskovic, & Covic, 2019) for football players of other Kosovian clubs (Bjelica, Gardasevic, Masanovic, & Vasiljevic, 2020;Gardasevic, Bjelica, Vasiljevic, Sermaxhaj, & Arifi, 2018). Also, researchers who compared football players of clubs from different countries in the southern Balkans, Montenegrin and Kosovian clubs Bjelica, Gardasevic, Vasiljevic, Arifi, & Sermaxhaj, 2019;Gardasevic, Bjelica, Vasiljevic, Arifi, & Sermaxhaj, 2019a;Gardasevic, Bjelica, Vasiljevic, Arifi, & Sermaxhaj, 2019b), Bosnia and Herzegovinian and Montenegrin clubs , Bosnia and Herzegovinian and Kosovian clubs , obtained similar results.…”

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Elite Football Players of Bosnia and Herzegovinian and Kosovian Clubs and Differences in the Morphological Characteristics and Body Composition among them

Vasiljević¹,

Gardašević²,

Bubanja³

et al. 2020

J. Anthr. Sport Phis. Educ.

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The goal of this research was to determine the differences in the morphological characteristics and body composition among the top football players of the two clubs, Bosnia and Herzegovinian football club Zrinjski Mostar and Kosovian football club Besa Peje. A sample of 46 subjects was divided into two sub-samples. The first sub-sample of the subjects consisted of 28 players of CSC Zrinjski Mostar of the average age 24.36±4.14, the champion of the Bosnia and Herzegovina in the season 2016/17, while the other sub-sample consisted of 18 players of FC Besa Peje of the average age of 21.83±3.17, the winner of Kosovo Cup in the season 2016/17. Football players were tested immediately after the end of the competition season 2016/17. Morphological characteristics in the body composition were evaluated by a battery of 11 variables: body height, body weight, waist circumference, triceps skinfold, biceps skinfold, back skinfold, abdominal skinfold, body mass index, fat percentage and muscle mass. The differences between the players of the top two football clubs in the morphological characteristics and variables for assessing body composition was determined by a t-test for independent samples. It was found that the football players of CSC Zrinjski and FC Besa Peje have statistically significant differences by the three variables that estimate the body weight, waist circumference and muscle mass.

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Elite Football Players of Bosnia and Herzegovinian and Kosovian Clubs and Differences in the Morphological Characteristics and Body Composition among them

Vasiljević¹,

Gardašević²,

Bubanja³

et al. 2020

J. Anthr. Sport Phis. Educ.

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“…This scale indirectly measures the body composition with a safe electrical signal transmitted through the body via electrodes located in the standalone unit. The Inbody Scale allows athletes to check their body weight, health, and form along with all relevant parameters in the athletics mode (Gardasevic et al, 2019).…”

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Investigation Of Relationships Between Isokinetic Leg Strength, Sprint And Agility Performance İn Elite Academy League Players

Söyler

Zı̇lelı̇

Diker

2023

The Online Journal of Recreation and Sports

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Bu çalışmanın amacı; U19 Elit A-ligi genç futbolcularda diz fleksör ve ekstansör kas kuvvetinin, sprint ve sıçrama performansıyla ilişkilerinin incelenmesidir. Bu araştırmaya profesyonel bir futbol takımının U19 Elit A-liginde en az 5 yıllık sporcu geçmişi olan ve aktif futbol oynayan; yaş ortalamaları 19.31±0.73 yıl, boy uzunluğu ortalamaları 174.48±6.48 cm, vücut ağırlığı ortalamaları 68.25±5.96 kg, vücut yağ oranı ortalamaları 22.00±1.43 olan 26 erkek futbolcu gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Futbolcuların dominant ve nondominant bacağın ekstensör ve fleksör kas kuvvetleri ölçülmüştür. Diz fleksiyon ve ekstansiyon zirve tork kuvveti Cybex Norm (CSMI, Stoughton, Massachusetts, ABD) izokinetik dinamometre ile 60°·s-1, 180°·s-1 ‘lik açısal hızlarda her iki dizde ölçülmüştür. Futbolcuların sprint ve sıçrama performansları ise sırasıyla 30 m sprint testi ve counter movement testi (CMJ) ile değerlendirilmiştir. Elde edilen verilere göre; 30m sprint ve CMJ ile izokinetik diz fleksiyon, ekstansiyon, zirve tork kuvveti ve Hamstring-to-Quadriceps Ratio (H/Q 60°-180°) arasında korelasyon olmadığı tespit edilmiştir (p>0.05). Sonuç olarak; U19 Elit A- ligi futbol oyuncuları için 30 m sprint süresi ve CMJ yüksekliğine etki eden faktörler arasında 60°-180° açısal hızlardaki diz fleksör-ekstansör kuvvet değerleri ve H/Q oranının olmadığı bunun yanında maksimal kuvvet, ilgili kasların enine kesit alanı gibi başka birçok faktörün etkili olabileceği düşünülmektedir. Ek olarak, çalışmamızda iki farklı izokinetik açısal hız değerlendirmesi yapılmıştır. Genel bir profil oluşturabilmek açısından 30 m sprint ve CMJ performansıyla ilişkilendirebilmek için daha fazla açısal hızda izokinetik çalışmalar yapılmalıdır.

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“…The control group of the latter study had a significantly higher BMI when compared with the intervention (24.1 ± 1.1 kg/m 2 ). In another study by Gardesevic et al [29], soccer athletes' anthropometric status was studied, and normal BMIs were reported. The latter could have been contributed by the intensity of engagement in soccer training, the number of years athletes participated in soccer, and/or adherence to a proper diet.…”

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Fitness Soccer Athletes Training at the University of Limpopo, South Africa: Are the Macronutrients Intake and Anthropometric Status of These Athletes Optimal?

Makhafola

Makhubela

Masoga

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Background: Dietary practices of the University of Limpopo soccer team athletes have been reported. However, the practices of those engaging in soccer for general fitness from different non-competitive teams remain unknown. To respond to this gap, the researchers investigated the energy, macronutrient intake, and BMI status and further correlated the two variables of the fitness non-competitive soccer athletes registered at the University of Limpopo in South Africa. Method: A quantitative study design was undertaken to conveniently sample 60 out of 90 fitness soccer athletes from the four non-competitive soccer teams at the University of Limpopo sports grounds. Ethics approval was obtained from the University of Limpopo Research and Ethics Committee, and permission was given by the university sports management and team coaches. Athletes signed the informed consent form before participating in the study. Data were collected at the soccer fields during the afternoons before the start of training. Macronutrient intake data were collected using multiple (two) 24-h recall questionnaires on different days, which were validated by the food frequency questionnaire. Weight and height were measured using a digital scale (Seca 813 electronic flat scale) and stadiometer (Seca 213 portable stadiometer) for BMI calculations, respectively. The average energy and macronutrient intakes were calculated through the SAMRC FoodFinder software (3.0). The nutrient averages, together with the BMI results, were loaded into SPSS (26.0) for further analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to report the energy, macronutrient intake, and BMI statuses of athletes using percentages, means, and standard deviations (±SD). A one-way ANOVA test was used to determine the association between the latter variables. A p-value of ≤ 0.05 was the criterion used to correlate the variables. Results: All (100%) athletes were males, most of whom played soccer for 2–3 years while at the university. Almost half (48%) of athletes consumed energy (39.6 kcal/kg) below the recommendations. About 92% and 53% of athletes consumed carbohydrates (5.0 g/kg) and fat (1.2 g/kg) below the recommended values; while 43% consumed protein (1.4 g/kg) optimally. The majority (>80%) had a normal BMI (21.6 ± 2.6 kg/m2) status. However, there were no relationships between the energy (p = 0.383), CHO (p = 0.261), protein (p = 0.543), and fat (p = 0179) intake and the BMI status of athletes. Conclusion: The macronutrient intake of fitness soccer athletes at the University of Limpopo is, on the whole, suboptimal. However, the athletes had normal body weights. There was no association between both the energy and macronutrient intake and the anthropometric (BMI) status of soccer athletes.

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Body Composition of Elite Soccer Players from Montenegro and Kosovo

Cited by 6 publications

References 17 publications

Elite Football Players of Bosnia and Herzegovinian and Kosovian Clubs and Differences in the Morphological Characteristics and Body Composition among them

Elite Football Players of Bosnia and Herzegovinian and Kosovian Clubs and Differences in the Morphological Characteristics and Body Composition among them

Investigation Of Relationships Between Isokinetic Leg Strength, Sprint And Agility Performance İn Elite Academy League Players

Fitness Soccer Athletes Training at the University of Limpopo, South Africa: Are the Macronutrients Intake and Anthropometric Status of These Athletes Optimal?

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