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Hindi Research Article, J Athl Enhancement Vol: 2 Issue: 6
Physical and Physiological Characteristics of Elite Indian National Football Players
| Kartik Kulkarni1*, Gregory T Levin2, Luis Penailillo2,3, Amrinder Singh1 and Sandhu Jaspal Singh1 |
| 1Department of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy, Guru Nanak Dev University, Punjab, India |
| 2School of Exercise and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia |
| 3School of Kinesiology and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile |
| Corresponding author : Kartik Kulkarni Department of Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India Tel: +91 7837751201; Fax: +91 7837751201 E-mail: kartikukulkarni@gmail.com |
| Received: June 08, 2013 Accepted: November 28, 2013 Published: December 02, 2013 |
| Citation: Kulkarni K, Levin GT, Penailillo L, Singh A, Singh SJ (2013) Physical and Physiological Characteristics of Elite Indian National Football Players. J Athl Enhancement 2:6. doi:10.4172/2324-9080.1000128 |
Abstract
Physical and Physiological Characteristics of Elite Indian National Football Players
The characteristics of professional footballers have been well documented however, research into elite Asian particularly Indian players, remains relatively unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics of elite Indian footballers and compare the results according to outfield playing positions.Football is the most popular sport globally and there is a growing interest for this sport in India. However, the Indian national team is currently ranked 147 of 207 according to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). This ranking suggests that Indian playing standards need to be improved through a focus on the three key areas of physical, technical and tactical skills, as they have been reported to being related to successful football performance.
