Morphological profile and physical capacities of Malian goalkeepers under 23

Abstract EN

The relationship between morphology and specific abilities related to soccer goalkeepers is rarely analyzed, despite the few studies developed in this field therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the morphological profile of Malian Goalkepers u 23 in soccer.

it is known that team sports such as soccer are very complex due to the anthropometric, physiological, psychological, perceptual and technical parameters involved, in addition to the requirements related to the knowledge of the game in order to develop any game strategy.

as such, it is apparent that any initiative to identify the Morphotypology of soccer Goalkepers is now important.

this study concerns football goalkeepers from Mali U 23.

the experimental population is composed of football goalkeepers whose age varies between 20 and 22 years.

according to F.I.F.A regulations, it corresponds to the category U 23.

we used anthropometry method for measuring the various morphological parameters (lengths, diameters, circumferences and skin folds); physical tests and statistical calculations.

to assess the level of these U 23 goalkeepers, it is necessary for us to determine the morphological characteristics through easily usable parameters and to identify the Morphotypology of our elite.