TECNICHE DI IMAGING PER L'ANALISI E IL MONITORAGGIO DI PARAMETRI ANTROPOMETRICI E DI COMPOSIZONE CORPOREA IN ATLETI DI ALTO LIVELLO

Anthropometry and body composition were investigated in 141 athletes (43 female handball players, 60 male basketball players and 38 male Rugby players) trying to introduce modern techniques of research. Linear anthropometry was placed side dy side with 3d anthropometry performed using a body scanner (Breuckmann GmbH). Moreover the regional and total body compositions were assessed by means of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). In this work we present data about three different paper: The first, Milanese et al, Anthropometry and body composition of female Handball players according to competitive level or the playing position. Journal of Sport Science, (2011), the second, Milanese et al, Effect of a competitive season on anthropometry and tri-compartimental body composition in female Handball players. Biology of Sport, (2012) and the third unpublished. Anthropometry and body composition were investigated in 43 female handball players from the Italian championships. The study presented new normative physical data on elite and sub-elite female handballers playing in Italian championships using DXA analysis for the first time. The comparison between competitive levels (elite vs. sub-elite) as well as with players in other championships strongly suggest that players in Italian championships need a higher amount and intensity of training to achieve a physique and body composition similar to those of more successful national teams. Furthermore, this study confirms and expands on previous data about anthropometric differences between playing positions in handball. Forty-three Caucasian female handball players were recruited for this study. Linear anthropometry, skinfold measurement, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were used to investigate body dimensions and composition (fat mass, lean mass, mineral mass) over an 8-month competitive season. Ten participants were excluded from the final analysis because of long-lasting injury, moving to another team, or illness; therefore, a complete set of repeated measurements (preseason and postseason) was available for 33 players (23 elite, 10 non-elite). The results of this investigation could serve as an important tool in the de¬velopment of guidelines optimizing in-season training programmes for team handball 45 Basketball players and 27 di Rugby players was enrolled in these study. In these study we introduce the use of 3D body scanner to perform anthropometry measurement. A complete dataset (off-season, pre-season, mid-season and end-season ) was available. Preliminary statistical analysis was available for the entire group and subdividing the athletes according the sports