Vol.12, No 2, 2005 pp. 97 - 99
UC 796.332-055.2: 612.745.01
DEVELOPING CHARACTERISTICS AND
FUNCTIONAL
ABILITIES
OF TOP FEMALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS
Ivana Mladenović
Department of Sports Medicine, Faculty of Physical Education,
University
of Niš, Serbia and Montenegro
Summary. Football is a popular sports game not only in Serbia
and
Montenegro but worldwide. In addition, it is widely played by women.
Although
female football tradition is far shorter when compared to that of male
football, the number of young women who take up football in Serbia and
Montenegro is increasing. The aim of this paper is to examine
developing
characteristics of top female football players of Serbia and
Montenegro.
The importance of this study adds to the fact that its results can be
utilized
for recruitment purposes. The study encompassed 20 female football
players,
all members of the national team, who took part in competitions in
2003.
The average age of female representatives was 22.7 ± 3.7 years. A total
of 23 anthropometric and 6 functional variables were measured. The
results
showed that the average height of female football players was 168.1 ±
6.5
cm, and their weight was 61.78 ± 7.05 kg. This suggests that female
football
players are taller and heavier than average women. Their legs are
longer,
their shoulders are broader, and their hips are narrower. They can be
said
to have an athletic figure. The relative values of maximal oxygen
uptake
were 50.95 ml/min/kg, suggesting that the aerobic abilities of female
football
players are higher than average. The measured values ranged from 42 to
63 ml/min/kg. This study has shown that the national female football
players
exert higher values for longitudinal and transversal characteristics
and
have better functional abilities compared to non-active women.
Key words: Female, football, anthropometry, oxygen uptake
RAZVOJNE KARAKTERISTIKE I FUNKCIONALNE
SPOSOBNOSTI
VRHUNSKIH FUDBALERKI
Kratak sadržaj: Fudbal kao igra popularna je kako u svetu tako i
kod nas. Ženski fudbal kod nas je veoma popularan, bez obzira što ima
manju
tradiciju. Cilj ovog istraživanja je da se utvrde razvojne
karakteristike
vrhunskih fudbalerki, reprezentacije Srbije i Crne Gore. Značaj ovog
istraživanja
je da se dobijeni rezultati mogu iskoristiti u selekciji za ovu
sportsku
granu. Istraživanjem je obuhvaćeno 20 fudbalerki, članica nacionalnog
tima-reprezentacije
2003. godine. Prosečna starost fudbalerki bila je 22.7 ± 3.7 godina.
Istraživanjem
su obuhvaćene 23 antropometrijske varijable i 6 funkcionalnih
parametara.
Rezultati su pokazali da je prosečna visina tela fudbalerki iznosila
168.1 ± 6.5 cm, a prosečna tezina 61.78 ± 7.05 kg. Dužih su nogu, širih
ramena
i užih kukova u odnosu na osobe ženskog pola koje se ne bave sportom.
Prosečne
vrednosti potrošnje kiseonika su 50.95 ml/min/kg i veće su odnosu na
prosečne
vrednosti populacije koja se ne bavi sportom.
Ovo ispitivanje je pokazalo da su žene koje se profesionalno bave
fudbalom
većih longitudinalnih i transverzalnih dimenzija i boljih funkcionalnih
sposobnosti u odnosu na žene koje se ne bave sportom.
Ključne reči: Žena, fudbal, antropomerija, aerobne sposobnosti
