Comparison of some physical and physiologic properties of soccer players and badminton players of 10-12 years old group

Abstract

The purpose of this study is aimed to compare some physical characteristics and physiological characteristics of adult footballer and badminton players. The subjects of the study were footballer (18 boys) and were badminton players (12 boys) who were volunteer at primary school in Şanlıurfa.
The volunteers', took part in this study, age, height and the body weight average is determined like this respectively:  Footballers: 11,77 ± 0,54 yıl, 151,40 ± 7,35 cm, 41,83 ± 10,27 kg
Badminton players: ise11,58 ± 0,66 yıl, 147,37 ± 8,05 cm, 39,08 ± 9,56 kg
    Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, VC, FVC, FEV1 sit-reach 30 meters sprint and left-right hand gripping strength of subjects were measured. The differences between findings which were obtained by measurements from footballers and badminton players were considered with using "t-test" on SPSS Windows 11.
    According to the data, differences between age, height, body weight average, diastolic blood pressure VC, FVC, FEV1, sit-reach 30 meters sprint and left hand gripping strength were obtained pointless, in the mean time relaxing heart rate, and sit-reach test (P<0.01), systolic blood pressure and right hand gripping strength values were obtained purposeful on (P<0.05) level.
    In conclusion,  physical and physiological characteristics of footballers and badminton players were affected by their sport branch furthermore, relaxing heart rate, systolic blood pressure, sit -reach 30 meters sprint, right hand gripping strength performance of footballers were obtained preferable.