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

April 16, 2025 updated by: Cesar Octavio Ramos Garcia, PhD, Iberoamerican Institute of Sports Science and Human Movement

Relating Anthropometric Profile and Countermovement Jump Performance to In-Match GPS-Derived External Load Metrics in Mexican National Team Soccer Players

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

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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 Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Mexico
      • Mexico City, Mexico, 14655
        • Mexican Football Federation

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Mexican National Team soccer players gathered at the Mexican Football Federation facilities before official international matches.

Description

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 Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Elite Mexican soccer players
Mexican National Team soccer players gathered at the Mexican Football Federation facilities before official international matches will be considered to participate in the study.
Diagnostic test: Anthropometric and sports performance assessment

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' GPS-derived external Load Metrics were monitored using 18 Hz WIMU Pro GPS units. Normality tests of all variables will be performed.

Certificated anthropometrists performed the anthropometric assessment twice. A third measurement will be performed if the difference between these measures exceeds 5% for skinfolds and 1% for all other variables. Countermovement jump tests were conducted in duplicate, and the higher measurements were recorded. In-match GPS-derived external load metrics of different matches will be downloaded and analyzed.

Other Names:
  • Anthropometry
  • Fitness
  • Body composition
  • Sports Performance

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Anthropometric profile
Time Frame: One day
Anthropometric assessment through the International Society for the Advancement in Kinanthropometry standards
One day

Secondary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Iberoamerican Institute of Sports Science and Human Movement

Collaborators

Metropolitan Autonomous University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: William Carvajal Veitía, Institute of Sports Medicine, Cuba
  • Principal Investigator: Rodrigo Yáñez Sepúlveda, Andres Bello University (UNAB), Chile
  • Principal Investigator: Luis Ortíz Hernández, Metropolitan Autonomous University campus Xochimilco
  • Principal Investigator: Israel Rios Limas, Mexican Football Federation
  • Principal Investigator: Andrés López Sagarra, Mexican Football Federation
  • Principal Investigator: José F López Gil, Universidad de las Américas (UDLA), Ecuador

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 11, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 11, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 11, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 16, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 16, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

April 23, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 23, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 16, 2025

Last Verified

April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FMF-IICDEM-ID-001-2025

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Because the participants were informed that data management would be protected only by the principal investigators.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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