Plantar region typology influencing physical activity in athletes training at the Norte inline skating club in the city of Cúcuta

Abstract

The measurement and study of human body structures and their impact on athletic performance has become a major area of study in the sciences applied to physical activity and sports. In light of this, the present study was conducted with the aim of identifying typological indicators of competitive skaters from the Norte Patín club in the city of Cúcuta. To this end, a foot print study was conducted following the Hernández Corvo protocol. The study population consisted of 15 athletes of both sexes belonging to the Norte Patín Club, divided into three groups: two female groups divided by age, with the first group consisting of seven skaters with an average age of 7.7 years; the second with five skaters with an average age of 12 years, and the third group, male, with three skaters with an average age of 7.7 years.

The tests applied allowed us to establish the foot typology index study (Hernández Corvo, 1987) of the population under study. The implementation of statistical analysis made it possible to understand the behavior of the variables at the individual and group levels by sex; additionally, it allowed us to compare the results of the study variables between the groups evaluated in order to establish significant differences between them. The results obtained and the measurement protocols implemented are offered to the academic community for use and dissemination in order to contribute to the costly and complex process of sports training.