Is there a need for anthropometric standards in olympic sports? A proposal for the kinanthropometric profile of elite flag football athletes
This study provides valuable data on anthropometric characteristics of male and female FF players. These results can help create normative reference values and support strategies for performance optimization. Additionally, findings contribute to better understanding of body composition needs in FF athletes of both sexes.
Authors
- Luis Felipe Talavera-Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5891-5057)
- José Miguel Martínez Sanz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9054-3858)
- Rubén Menargues-Ramírez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2962-2068)
- Nidia Rodríguez-Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3960-5704)
- Lewis J. Macgregor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2310-6468)
- Eleanor Louise Travis-Carr
- Elizabeth Reyes-Castillo
- Jesús Iván Castro-Ávila
- Martha Patricia Dergal-Irigoyen
- Luis Gerardo Vázquez-Villarreal
Institutions
- University of Stirling (GB)
- University of Alicante (ES)
- Autonomous University of Chihuahua (MX)
- Universidad Iberoamericana (MX)
- Australian Football League (AU)
- MSD (Mexico) (MX)
- Shanghai Research Institute of Sports Science (CN)
- Centro Médico ABC (MX)
- Leeds Beckett University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1534453
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00