Body composition of Malaysian male futsal players based on playing position

Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyze the body composition measurements between different playing positions among Malaysian male futsal players. Subject: 14 national male futsal players which have this following charecteristics (mean± SD), age 22.69 years (±1.80), height 170.58 cm (±2.67) and weight 71.83 kg (±19.07) were willing to participate in this study. Methods: The variables which include Body Mass Index, body density and the percentage body fat were collected to determine the body compositions and establish the athletes´ profiles. The data were analyzed by using the Statistical Package for Social Science version 16 (SPSS, ver.16). Results: The results show a significance different (p<0.05) between body composition measurements and different playing positions. Conclusion: Having the knowledge of the body composition profile of male futsal players´ will provide useful information in making the selection of futsal players.