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T1 Comparison of Sports Performance and Kinanthropometric Profiles of Elite Female Basketball and Volleyball Players over the Course of a Competitive Season
A1 Miguel Ortega, Alvaro
A1 Calleja González, Julio
A1 Mielgo Ayuso, Juan
K1 Kinanthropometry
K1 Basketball
K1 Volleyball
K1 Performance
K1 Women
K1 Entrenamiento deportivo
K1 Coaching (Athletics)
AB In order to maximize sports performance of team sportswomen, knowledge of theplayer’s characteristics in terms of different aspects and at different times of the season is needed.While the anthropometric and physical characteristics of men’s sports teams have been extensivelystudied, research on women’s basketball and volleyball is scarce. (1) Purpose: This study aimsto contribute data about the anthropometric and physical characteristics of female basketballand volleyball players from elite women’s teams (age: 24.3 ± 2.7 years; playing experience:14.825 ± 2.8 years) (n = 23) with a two-fold objective: (1) to describe and compare the anthropometric characteristics of these two disciplines; and (2) to identify possible differences in variousparameters of sports performance depending on the discipline. (2) Methods: The anthropometricprofile includes the measurements recommended by the International Society for the Advancementof Kinanthropometry; the performance tests described aerobic and anaerobic power exercises.(3) Results: The overall somatotype of the players was moderate mesomorphic and low endomorphic (5.107–3.046–1.883). Statistical differences were found between the improvement ofthe physical performance level of female basketball players (77%) and female volleyball players(10%) from the first to the last measurement, with better results in most of the performance tests(p < 0.05). The sum of skinfolds was higher in female basketball players (p > 0.05). The percentageof fat-free mass correlated with improvements in lower body strength. (4) Conclusion: Lean bodymass is an important predictor of exercise performance intensity. Excess fat mass is detrimental tothe development of strength and endurance.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/12114
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/12114
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 18-sep-2026