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Full Length Research Paper
Evaluation of the
physical components in Algerian high-school pupils
(16-19 years): Determination of the somatotype in
relation to choice of sports activity
M. Sebbane, M. Remaoun ,
Y. Harchaoui, A . Abdelkader and M. Karrou
Laboratory
Optimization of the Programs in APS, Institute of Physical
Education and Sporting, University of Abdelhamid Ibn Badis-
Mostaganem – Algeria.
*Corresponding
author. E-mail:
sebbane2006@yahoo.fr. Tel: 00-213-5-50-16-32-06.
Accepted 9
October, 2009
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This
study aims to explore the somatotype of Algerian high-school
pupils of 16-19 years old. Various works in the field of
sport have shown that athletic performance is a result of
multiple factors that could be classified under
psychological, physiological and physical. This last factor
relates to the physical aspects. It gathers anthropometric
dimensions, the body indices and the somatotypes. The result
reveals that the mesomorp, the ectomorph and the somatotype
are physical components, but most important of them all is
the somatotype among young boys of 16-19 years old. On the
other hand, in the girls, the mesomorp seems to be more
important; it is explained by the peak speed of the weight
occurrence between the16-19 years old.
Key words:
Evaluation, motricity, somatotype, anthropometry, APS. |
