1University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, Niksic, Montenegro
Comparative Analysis of Motor Skills and Morphological Characteristic of the Young Female Athletes
J. Anthr. Sport Phys. Educ. 2024, 8(4), 27-31 | DOI: 10.26773/jaspe.241005
Abstract
Handball and volleyball are quite different sports. Thus, this research was inspired by these differences, by similar previous research, and the aspire to see if there are differences between the performances of young female athletes that play handball and volleyball. The aim of this research is to perform a comparative analysis of motor skills and morphological characteristics of young female athletes, handball and volleyball players. The complete sample consisted of 50 female athletes. One study group is composed of 25 female handball players, who are members of the womenʼs handball club „Niksic“. And the second study group is composed of 25 female volleyball players, who are members of the womenʼs volleyball club „Volley Star“. All female athletes are aged 12 to 14 and they have been training handball or volleyball for at least 2 years. In order to assess morphological characteristics and motor abilities, fourteen measures were applied to the sample. A t-test was used to determine statistically significant differences between study groups. In conclusion, there are statistically significant differences in terms of motor skills and morphological characteristics between young female handball and volleyball players.
Keywords
handball, volleyball, motor skills, morphological characteristics
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