Relationship of Anthropometric Profile and Fitness Indicators With Sports Performance of Elite Mexican National Team Soccer Players

• Conditions: Soccer; Athletes

• Registration Number: NCT06941064
• Lead Sponsor: Iberoamerican Institute of Sports Science and Human Movement

Brief Summary

Relating Anthropometric Profile to Fitness and Sports Performance in Mexican National Team Soccer Players

Detailed Description

Previous studies have reported differences in the body composition of Latin American or European youth to elite soccer players based on playing position or age. Furthermore, in youth or sub-elite samples, body composition has been linked to in-match speed, distance, or acceleration. Few studies have been developed with elite samples of soccer players. Elite soccer performance depends on the complex interaction of physical, physiological, tactical, and contextual variables. Therefore, a comprehensive analysis of anthropometric, countermovement jump and in-match performance variables can provide deeper insight into soccer success. Accordingly, this study addresses this knowledge gap by characterizing and analyzing the multidimensional relationships between these variables in elite Mexican soccer players. A descriptive, cross-sectional study will be conducted. According to the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK) standards, sixteen anthropometric variables have been assessed to characterize the athlete's anthropometric profile. The counter-movement jump assessments were conducted using a ForceDecks Max platform. During matches, the players' displacement was monitored using 18 Hz WIMU Pro GPS units. Normality tests of all variables will be performed. A descriptive analysis of anthropometric and body composition characteristics of overall and among playing positions will be performed. The relationship between body composition and anthropometric profile with counter-movement jump and in-match GPS-Derived External Load Metrics will be computed. Multivariate models will be explored to analyze multidimensional relationships between these variables.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-11-11
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Study First Submitted: 2025-04-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-04-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-16
• Study First Posted: 2025-04-23
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-23
• Primary Completion: 2025-07-11
• Study Completion: 2025-12-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Athletes who attended the evaluation laboratories.
• Athletes who gave their assent to carry out the evaluations.
• Female or male soccer players.
• Actively competing in national and/or international tournaments.

Exclusion Criteria

• Not having been called to integrate the Mexican national soccer team during the evaluation dates.
• Injured or ill athletes during the assessments.
• Athletes who do not give their assent to carry out the evaluations.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anthropometric profile	One day	Anthropometric assessment through the International Society for the Advancement in Kinanthropometry standards

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Countermovement jump performance	One day	An assessment of lower-limb strength and power using ForceDecks Max platform (VALD Performance, Australia).
GPS-derived external load metrics	One day	In-match players' sports performance will be monitored during matches using 18 Hz WIMU Pro GPS units (RealTrack Systems, Almería, Spain).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mexican Football Federation; 🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico