FEATURES OF THE SOMATOTYPES OF ATHLETES KARATEKA 14-17 YEARS OLD

Abstract

The paper examines the features of Heath-Carter somatotypes and total
body sizes in male athletes doing karate-do in comparison with non-sports peers
at the age of 14-17 years. We have found that karate athletes 14-17 years old
have lower values of mass and body length than their peers who do not go in for
sports, and for persons 14-17 years old who go in for karate-do, the predominance
of mesomorphism is characteristic, and the predominant somatotype is ectomesomorphism.
At the same time, among adolescents aged 14-17 who are not
involved in sports, the central type is predominant.
Ключевые слова: спортсмены каратисты, соматотипы, Хит-Картер,
морфология, спортивная антропология, тотальные размеры тела.