MORPHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF YOUNG ATHLETES WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF POSTURE

Abstract

The relevance of the research topic. The last decade in Ukraine has seen a decline in the overall health status of children. There has been an increase in the number of children with various pathological conditions: musculoskeletal disorders, various pathologies of internal organs, which, according to scientists, are mainly associated with connective tissue damage, in particular, connective tissue dysplasia. Young athletes deserve special attention, as even minor manifestations of connective tissue dysplasia can lead to serious diseases of the musculoskeletal system and other body systems during daily training and competition. The purpose of the article is to determine the morphological profile of young rugby players with different types of posture. To achieve this goal, the following research methods were used: analysis of scientific and methodological literature and documentary materials, anthropometry, and a pedagogical experiment. The results obtained in the course of the study were processed using mathematical statistics. All calculations were carried out using IBM SPSS Statistics 21 software, and graphical material was prepared in Microsoft Excel. Results. Characterising the morphological profile of young rugby players, we note that most athletes have average and above average values of body weight and chest circumference. They are characterised by harmonious physical development with a tendency to hypersthenic body constitution, with a large chest girth and a massive upper body. The search for differences between athletes with different types of posture showed that they almost do not differ in anthropometric parameters, with the exception of the lower leg circumference, which is much larger in children with scoliotic posture compared to other groups. Conclusions. It was found that rugby players already at the stage of initial training have certain deviations in posture and a rather specific morphological profile.