AN EXAMINATION OF PHYSICAL FITNESS RELATED WITH PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF AMPUTEE FOOTBALL PLAYERS

The purpose of this study was to determine physical fitness related with performance characteristics of amputee football players. A total of 15 volunteer amputee football players from Karagücü Sports Club participated in this study voluntarily. Subjects’ height, body weight, body mass index, body fat percentage and somatotype characteristics were determined. Body fat percentage was determined by Jackson & Pollock formula and somatotype properties was determined according to Heath-Carter system. The counter movement (CMJ), relative CMJ (RCMJ), squat jump (SJ) and relative SJ (RSJ) tests were used for the determination of anaerobic performance, 10-20-30 meter transition (speed) times were used for the determination of sprint performance, the sit and reach, ankle, trunk-neck, shoulder flexion test was used for the determination of flexibility and 1-mile run test was used for determination of determined of maximal oxygen consumption capacity (VO2max). Results indicated that amputee football players have normal body fat percentage (10.02±3.66) and ectomorphy-mesomorphy properties (2.52-4.69-3.08). Results of anaerobic performance; the CMJ, RCMJ, SJ, RSJ values of amputee football players was 847.94±201.48, 12.72±0.17, 822.21±176.12, 2.40±0.18watt respectively while the 10, 20 and 30 meter sprint performance values were 2.07±0.24, 3.71±0.48 and 5.44±0.77 second respectively. The sit and reach, ankle, trunk-neck, shoulder flexion flexibility values were 20.25±5.45, 14.12±2.04, 40.25±6.21, 44.28±12.83cm respectively while the VO2max was 50.93±13.43 ml/kg/min. As a conclusion, the findings of the present study indicated that amputee football players had normal body fat percentage and good physical fitness performance and had a ectomorphy-mesomorphy properties.