Evaluación de las capacidades físicas de los futbolistas de las categorías sub 16 -18 para la selección de talentos de la escuela de fútbol de alto rendimiento “Jaime Ayoví”, 2017.

Abstract

High performance demands a lot of physical effort, health, economic resources and time. In addition, professionals are needed who master the training process, physical preparation and training. The present study is in charge of evaluating the conditional functional capacities such as strength, speed, flexibility and technique, for which 32 soccer players of the high performance school "Jaime Ayoví" categories were taken as the study population. 16 - 18 years old, from the city of Guayaquil. The purpose of the research is to predict the possibilities that each of the athletes have of becoming soccer talent at the local, national or international level, for which several tests were applied. The tests of explosive force, speed, flexibility and technique, which were applied allowed to observe those who are above the averages in each evaluation. Approximately 50% of the players who were part of the study are within the range that allows them to be selected as future football talents, although the main difficulty they face is the speed with obstacles especially when they do it with a ball, which, according to specialists, it is possible to overcome with training.