Post on 13-Jan-2016
Starter Activity (1) List the reasons WHY you like to take part in
your favourite sport. (2) Then brainstorm with your partner to share
ideas, he may have though of a factor that could apply to you.
Body Shapes
Learning Objectives: By the end of this lesson:
(1) All of you will be able to explain somatotype
(2) All of you will be able to recall and explain the three types of somatotype.
(3) Most of you will be able to comfortably place a sportsperson or yourself on a somatotype scale.
Individual Differences There are many
differences in people’s physical shape and size
The following are the main factors which create the individual size of a person:
H-----
W-----
B--- F--
B--- S---
M----- Girth
A bit of history for you.... This method of identifying
people by their body shape is called SOMATOTYPING
WJ Sheldon devised this method in 1940.
It was adapted by Professor Tanner after he studied sportspeople in the 1960 Olympic Games.
Identifying the three types
Endomorph: Tendency to put on fat Soft roundedness of shape Short tapering limbs Small bones Wide hips
Identifying the three types
mesomorph: High proportion of muscle Large trunk Heavy chest Broad shoulders Narrow hips
Identifying the three types
ectomorph: LeanLarge Fragile Delicate body Small bones Narrow shoulders Narrow hips
Measuring the three types
Each type has a 1-7 score 1 is low and 7 is high. Each person is measured to find their personal
mark. A non-sportsperson may be: 4,3,3 (4-medium endomorphy, 3- low
mesomorphy and 3- low ectomorphy)
Sport attracts extremes
Very few people have extreme examples of body type. Most people have a combination of all three. Sportspeople have more mesomorphic (muscle) and
ectomorphic (thinness) than endomorphic (fatness) A top class sport, however will attract the ebst extremes of
body type to suit that game. Basketball for instance will attract players who are very
tall and thin but with muscle (ectomorph and mesomorph)
Measuring the body: Fat ratio of the body
To do this we use a skin-fold calliper.
Biceps Triceps Supra-iliac Subscapula
Measuring the body: Measuring bones
Measuring bones gives the size of bones in relationship to the muscle and fat levels of the body.
Elbow joint Knee joint