Anthropometrical features of cerebral palsy football players according to their impairment classification and playing position

ABSTRACT CP football is played by male athletes with cerebral palsy, with rules similar to soccer, with some adaptations, but with the same demands for results and motor performance. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify and analyze the anthropometric profile, body composition, soma...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de cineantropometria & desempenho humano 2024, Vol.26
Main Authors: Borges, Mariane, Faria, Fernando Rosch de, Buratti, Jéssica Reis, Vieira, Andreia Bauermann, Sá, Karina Santos Guedes de, Vieira, Ivaldo Brandão, Nogueira, Claudio Diehl, Costa e Silva, Anselmo de Athayde, Gorla, José Irineu
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Language:eng ; por
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Summary:ABSTRACT CP football is played by male athletes with cerebral palsy, with rules similar to soccer, with some adaptations, but with the same demands for results and motor performance. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify and analyze the anthropometric profile, body composition, somatotype, and motor performance of CP Football athletes, according to the impairment topography, sport class and game position. Thirty-seven athletes from the Brazilian CP football team participated in the study, who had body mass, height, circumference, bone diameters, skinfold thickness, and agility, speed and aerobic capacity VO2max tests. The motor performance of CP football athletes, in speed and aerobic capacity tests were significantly different (p
ISSN:1415-8426
1980-0037
1980-0037
DOI:10.1590/1980-0037.2024v26e86948