Anthropometric, physical fitness, psychological parameters and football skills according to playing positions of inter-varsity male soccer players

Abstract

Anthropometric, Physical Fitness, Psychological Parameters and Football skills according to Playing Positions of Intervarsity male Soccer Players Football, which is also known as Soccer, is probably worldand#8223;s most popular sport, played in practically every nation at varying levels of competence. Football may be played competitively or for fun, as a career, a means of keeping fit or simply a recreational pursuit (Reilly, 1996). Soccer is the most popular sport in the world because it is performed by men and women, children and adults with different levels of expertise. The popularity of the game is reflected in the millions who participate in Soccer in lower levels of play. Soccer is now being played in more than 210 countries throughout the world. Soccer is popular because of the fact it is a simple game requiring very minimum infrastructure and equipment. newlineSuccess in soccer is dependent upon a variety of factors including the physical characteristics and physiological capacities of the players, their level of skill, their degree of motivation, and tactics employed by them against the opposition. newlineSome of these factors are not easily measured objectively, but others can be tested using standardized methods and can provide useful information for coaches (Mosher, 1985). In soccer, speed plays an important role; the accelerated pace of the game calls for rapid execution of typical movements by every member in a team. In many instances, successful implementation of certain technical or tactical maneuvers by different team members is directly related with the degree of velocity deployed (Kollath and Quade, 1990). newlineIn soccer, in addition to mental, psychological, physiological and coordination features, the improvement of conditional features is important as well. Peak conditional features in soccer players provide an advantage. Much of what affects the results of a match occurs during or after the high intensity sprint.