Indicadores antropométricos e de aptidão física: estudo comparativo entre escolares atletas e escolares não praticantes de atividades esportivas

Abstract

Anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics are associated with a good sporting performance even during adolescence. The objective of this study was to compare anthropometric indicators and physical fitness of student volleyball players and student without participation in sports activities. The sample comprised 12 student volleyball players and 157 student non-athletes, aged 15-17 years. For the application of anthropometric and physical fitness tests the PROESP-BR battery tests was used. To compare the variables of the two groups we used the nonparametric Mann-Whitney test and the significance level was set at p≤0.05. No statistically significant differences were found (p>0.05) in age and anthropometric indicators between the two groups. Among the components of physical fitness, differences were found (p<0.05) in the flexibility, power of the upper limbs (FMS), power of the lower limbs (IMF) and cardiorespiratory fitness (APCR) all in favor of students athletes compared to students without participation in sports activities. It concludes that participation in competitive sports in schools contributes to the improvement of physical fitness of adolescents. Also that in competitive school volleyball teams technical skills may be more important than anthropometric indicators.