Análise dos níveis de aptidão física em escolares praticantes do futsal masculino nas categorias sub 8-9 numa escola particular da cidade de Maceió-AL

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to analyze the characteristics and levels of physical fitness related to height, span, body mass, flexibility, explosive strength of upper limbs, explosive strength of lower limbs, agility, speed and cardiorespiratory fitness in male children of the sub 8 and sub 9 categories that practice futsal in the city of Maceió - AL. For this purpose, descriptive quantitative research was used for the analyses. In addition to a review of relevant literature, the PROESP-BR tests were used to measure these analyses. The results showed that children who practice futsal had, in terms of health-related physical fitness, results that classified them in the healthy zone, while regarding physical fitness related to motor performance, they had good results in explosive strength of lower limbs, agility, speed and cardiorespiratory endurance. Only in the upper limbs explosive strength test were numbers considered bad presented. With that we can conclude that futsal, as long as it is worked in a well-structured way, has an important role in the development of the physical abilities of its practitioners.