The Effect of a Football Treatment on Morphological Characteristics of Football Players NK Otocac

There are a number of factors that affect the performance of football players. One of the factors is certainly morphological features. Football is probably one of the most popular and widespread sports in the world and it can be said that so far a lot of researches have been carried out on football players as well as those whose aim was to determine the morphological characteristics of football players. It is already known that a greater amount of muscle mass produces more force that an athlete needs for successful action in sports. Unlike muscle mass, excess ballast has an opposite effect (reduces running speed, decreases explosive power, aerobic and anaerobic endurance). The main problem of this research is the analyses of changes in morphological characteristics of amateur senior football players under the influence of a programmed football treatment. The testing was conducted on 19 examinees of amateur senior football players of NK „Otocac“. They trained regularly 5 – 6 times a week and played competitive matches once a week according to football treatment through six micro cycles during the preparatory period. The examinees underwent five tests, two times in a period of 6 weeks. The results of the research show that specially designed and programmed football treatment can significantly affect the morphological characteristics of amateur senior football players.