Flexibility in amateur indoor soccer players/Flexibilidade em praticantes amadores de futsal
Objective: To analyze the flexibility of amateur indoor soccer players both male and female. Methods: 25 men and 26 women took part in the study, ages ranging from 18 to 35, all of which practicing indoor soccer and not affiliated to The Futsal Federation of Parana. Following the patterned procedure...
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Published in | Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol Vol. 5; no. 15; p. 52 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Portuguese |
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Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercicio. IBPEFEX
01.01.2013
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Summary: | Objective: To analyze the flexibility of amateur indoor soccer players both male and female. Methods: 25 men and 26 women took part in the study, ages ranging from 18 to 35, all of which practicing indoor soccer and not affiliated to The Futsal Federation of Parana. Following the patterned procedures, the sit-and-reach test was applied as the indicator of flexibility. Results: No statistically meaningful differences (P>0.05) for flexibility were identified in the comparisons between the genres. As for the number of attempts, both male and female suffered meaningful alterations, differences found from 2nd to 1st attempts (+ 5.2%), as well as from 3rd to 1st (+ 6.9%) and 2nd attempt (+ 1.6%). It was observed that 100% of male and 92% of female players were considered to be average or above average concerning flexibility. Conclusion: Amateur indoor soccer players have adequate indicators of flexibility with no differences between the genres. Key words: Range of motion articular, Evaluation, Physical fitness. Objetivo: Analisar a flexibilidade em praticantes amadores de futsal, de ambos os generos. Metodos: Participaram do estudo 25 mulheres e 26 homens com idades compreendidas entre 18 e 35 anos, todos praticantes da modalidade e nao associados junto a Federacao Paranaense de Futsal. Seguindo procedimentos padronizados, o teste de sentar-e-alcancar foi aplicado como indicador de flexibilidade. Resultados: Nenhuma diferenca estatisticamente significante (P>0,05) foi identificada nas comparacoes entre generos para a flexibilidade. Para o numero de tentativas, tanto o sexo masculino como feminino sofreram alteracoes significativas, sendo encontradas diferencas da 2a para a 1a tentativa (+ 5,2%), bem como da 3a para a ia (+ 6,9%) e 2a tentativa (+ 1,6%). Observou-se que 100% dos homens e 92% das mulheres foram considerados dentro ou acima da media para a flexibilidade. Conclusao: Praticantes amadores de futsal possuem adequados indicadores de flexibilidade, nao possuindo diferencas entre os generos. Palavras-chave: Amplitude de movimento articular, Avaliacao, Aptidao fisica. |
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ISSN: | 1984-4956 1984-4956 |