Author/Authors :
ÖLÇÜCÜ, Burçin Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi - Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksek Okulu, Turkey , CANİKLİ, Abdullah Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi - Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksek Okulu, Turkey , HADİ, Gökhan Marmara Üniversitesi - Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu, Turkey , TAŞMEKTEPLİGİL, M. Yalçın Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi - Yaşar Doğu Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu, Turkey
Abstract :
The aim of this research was to investigate some of physical and physiological characteristics and differences of 12 years categories (n=21, 12,3±0,6 age, 159±6,8 cm, 49,2±7,8 kg) and 14 years categories (n=11, 14,6±1,1 age, 172,1±5,6 cm, 62,3±5,4 kg) female tennis players. Body mass index (BMI), body fat ratio (%), vertical jump, flexibility, hand-grip test, back-grip test, Wingate anaerobic power and capacity test, Astrand test and sit-and-reach test were performed. Data were analyzed with SPSS 11.0 statistic program, in all parameters mean, maximum, minimum and standard deviation values were determined and Mann-Whitney U test was performed to determine the differences between groups, the p ,001, p ,01, p ,05 significant values were used. Findings of the 12 years categories and 14 years categories players were respectively as follows: athletic status 2,4±0,9 and 3,8±1,1 year, BMI values 9,3±1,9 and 21,0±1,2 kg/m2, body fat ratio (%) 13,8±1,6 and 15,2±1,4, vertical jump 44,7±5,0 and 41,7±5,3 cm, hand grip right hand 20,2±4,1 and 25,0±4,2 kg, hand grip left hand 16,7±3,7 and 22,5±3,4 kg, maxVO2 values 42,9±8,3 and 42,76,1 ml/kg/min, peak power values 8,82±1,35 and 9,80±1,40 W/kg, average power values 4,71±0,62 and 6,77±0,74 W/kg. As a result, significant differences were found for 14 years category in BMI (p ,05), body fat ratio (p ,05), right hand grip (p ,01), left hand grip (p ,001), peak power (p ,05) and average power (p ,001). Although no statistical significance was found in vertical jump and max VO2 parameters, better mathematical values were found for 12 years category. Body fat ratio and BMI values were parallel with the literature; however, max VO2 values were below the average.
