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WILL BODY FAT PERCENTAGE BE AFFECTED ACROSS A COMPETITIVE SOCCER SEASON?

Abstract

Body fat percentage is a critical metric that measures an individual’s body fat relative to their total weight. It is a key factor in determining overall health/well-being and fitness levels. This is why maintaining a healthy body fat percentage is vital in consistently progressing in a healthy lifestyle and physical fitness. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the body fat percentage of female collegiate soccer players across their competitive in-season (August – November), and to see if playing status (starters, some playing time, no playing time) impacts one’s percentages. METHODS: The procedure to record body fat percentage on female collegiate soccer players was conducted using the Three-site body fat test, also known as the Skinfold test. When performing this test we measured at three sites. The back of the tricep, ASIS of the hip, and the thigh. All measurements were assessed by an experienced tester, and all measurements occurred on the right-hand side of the body. Five starters (age= 20.60 ±1.67 years, height 163.22cm ± 4.68 cm, mass 58.86kg ± 4.05kg, time played 44,412 s ± 12,675.60 s), four some playing time (age= 18.50 ±0.58 years, height 168.73 cm ± 7.74 cm, mass 65.10 kg ± 6.82kg, time played 16,710 s ± 7,060.20 s), four no-playing time (age= 19.00 ±1.41 years, height 166.70 cm ± 3.90 cm, mass 65.48 kg ± 8.50 kg, time played 5,295 s ± 6,707.4 s) volunteered to participate in the study. A Friedman’s non-parametric was used to assess body fat percentage differences across three time-points. An alpha of 0.05 was used for level of significance. RESULTS: The present findings observed no significant differences across the season or between the groups ( Starters p = .549, some playing time p = .368 and no playing time p =.779). CONCLUSION: The present study aimed to see if the body fat percentage of collegiate female soccer players was affected by playing time over the course of the season. Based upon the three times we assessed the athletes: (baseline middle August), first week of the season (early September) and the last assessment 6th week of the season (middle of October) the results suggest no significant differenc

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