Anthropometry, Body Composition and Somatotype Characteristics of World Class Female Roller Skaters by Discipline/Antropometria, Composicion Corporal y Somatotipo de las Patinadoras de Elite en Patinaje Artistico sobre Ruedas: Analisis por Disciplinas

The aim of the study was to describe and compare anthropometric characteristics, body composition and somatotype of female roller skaters by levels (Junior and Senior) and by disciplines (freestyle, pairs and dance). Sixty-two world class female roller skaters were assessed (36 freestyle roller skat...

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Published in:International journal of morphology 2015-09, Vol.33 (3), p.1130
Main Authors: Suarez, Maria Helena Vila, Lopez, Carmen Manchado, Fiol, Carmen Ferragut
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
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Dance
Physiological aspects
Roller skaters
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Summary:The aim of the study was to describe and compare anthropometric characteristics, body composition and somatotype of female roller skaters by levels (Junior and Senior) and by disciplines (freestyle, pairs and dance). Sixty-two world class female roller skaters were assessed (36 freestyle roller skaters, 13 dance roller skaters and 13 pair roller skaters). A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine if significant differences existed in the anthropometric profile among skating discipline and a student t test in order to assess differences between junior and senior levels. There are no significant differences between junior and senior roller skaters. Junior female roller skaters show an endo-mesomorphic somatotype and senior female roller skaters show a balanced mesomorphic somatotype. Roller dance skaters and roller pair skaters show a balanced mesomorphic somatotype and roller freestyle skaters show an endo-mesomorphic somatotype. This paper, reports specific reference data for world class female roller skaters. KEY WORDS: Women; Elite; Dance roller skaters; Freestyle roller skaters; Pair roller skaters; Fat percentage. El objetivo de este estudio fue describir y comparar las caracteristicas antropometricas, composicion corporal y somatotipo de patinadoras de patinaje artistico sobre ruedas por categorias (junior y senior) y por disciplinas (individual, parejas y danza). Fueron evaluadas 62 patinadoras profesionales (36 en la disciplina de libre, 13 en danza y 13 en parejas). El analisis estadistico utilizado fue una ANOVA para muestras independientes entre disciplinas, y una T de Student para las categorias (junior y senior). Entre la categoria junior y senior no se han encontrado diferencias estadisticas significativas. Las patinadoras junior presentaron un somatotipo endo-mesomorfo, y las patinadoras senior presentaron un somatotipo mesomorfo balanceado. El somatotipo de las patinadoras de parejas y danza fue el mesomorfico balanceado, y el de las patinadoras de libre fue endo-mesomorfico. Este estudio aporta datos biotipologicos de referencia para la poblacion de elite de patinadoras sobre ruedas. PALABRAS CLAVE: Mujeres; Elite; Disciplina danza; Disciplina individual; Disciplina parejas; Porcentaje graso.
ISSN:0717-9367