Budowa somatyczna chłopców uprawiających różne dyscypliny sportu

Somatic build is one of the elements that co–determines the level of sports abilities and physical fitness of players. It is an essential element for selection in sport. The aim of the study is to determine the level of height and weight, and present some suggestions on the norms of physical development in relation to selection for specific competitive sports. The material comes from a cross–sectional survey conducted in 2013 among the competitors representing lubuskie voivodeship at School Youth Games in the following sports: canoeing, cycling, athletics, swimming and wrestling. The respondents were between 13 and 18 years old. The height and weight of the competitors were measured. The average values were used to determine developmental standards in percentiles with regard to the calendar age.