A LEVEL OF TAPPING FREQUENCY OF LOWER LIMBS OF ELITE SLOVAK SOCCER PLAYERS AT DIFFERENT POSITIONS

The aim of the study was to compare a level of tapping frequency of lower limbs of elite Slovak soccer players at different playing positions (n = 48, age = 23.8 + or - 4.9 years, height = 181.4 + or - 6.9 cm, weight = 77.8 + or - 7.2 kg; goalkeepers = 5, age = 25.9 + or - 3.5 years, height = 190.4 + or - 2.2 cm, weight = 85.6 + or - 3.4 kg; defenders = 15, age = 25.4 + or - 5.2 years, height = 181.2 + or - 5.0 cm, weight = 78.0 + or - 6.5 kg; midfielders = 19, age = 21.7 + or - 3.7 years, height = 177.5 + or - 6.3 cm, weight = 73.5 + or - 5.9 kg; forwards = 9, age = 24.3 + or - 4.5 years, height = 185.2 + or - 6.6 cm, weight = 81.9 + or - 6.7 kg). The level of tapping frequency of lower limbs was diagnosed with the device FiTROtapping, (FiTRONIC, Bratislava, Slovak Republic). The criterion of performance evaluation of every measured soccer player was total number of contacts with both legs on contact mats of mentioned device during 6 seconds in a standing position. One-way ANOVA was used for determination of difference significance ( alpha = 0.05) between playing positions. The statistical analysis was realized by software IBM(R) SPSS(R) Statistics V19. The highest average level of tapping frequency of lower limbs in 6 seconds was observed by forwards (59.9 + or - 5.9 contacts), then by defenders (58.5 + or - 5.5 contacts), by midfielders (58.1 + or - 6.8 contacts). The lowest average level of tapping frequency of lower limbs had goalkeepers (53.2 + or - 3.3 contacts). The statistical analysis did not show any significant differences between playing groups (F sub((3.44)) = 1.405, p > 0.05, [eta] super(2) = 0.09).Original Abstract: Cilj istrazivanja bio je usporedba razine taping frekvencije donjih ekstrmiteta kod elitnih slovackih nogometasa razlicitih pozicija u igri, (n = 48, uzrast = 23.8 + or - 4.9 g., visina = 181.4 + or - 6.9 cm, tezina = 77.8 + or - 7.2 kg; vratari = 5, uzrast = 25.9 + or - 3.5 g., visina = 190.4 + or - 2.2 cm, tezina = 85.6 + or - 3.4 kg; obrana = 15, uzrast = 25.4 + or - 5.2 g., visina = 181.2 + or - 5.0 cm, tezina = 78.0 + or - 6.5 kg; sredina = 19, uzrast = 21.7 + or -3.7 g., visina = 177.5 + or - 6.3 cm, tezina = 73.5 + or - 5.9 kg; napad = 9, uzrast = 24.3 + or - 4.5 g., visina = 185.2 + or - 6.6 cm, tezina = 81.9 + or - 6.7 kg). Razina taping frekvencije utvrdena je uredajem FiTROtapping, (FiTRONIC, Bratislava, Slovak Republic). Kriterij procjene izvedbe svakog mjerenja nogometada bio je totalni broj kontakata s obje noge na