出版社：Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercício
摘要：Objective: To analyze the flexibility of amateur indoor soccer players both male and female. Methods: 25 men and 26 women took part in the study, ages ranging from 18 to 35, all of which practicing indoor soccer and not affiliated to The Futsal Federation of Paraná. Following the patterned procedures, the sit-and-reach test was applied as the indicator of flexibility. Results: No statistically meaningful differences (P>0.05) for flexibility were identified in the comparisons between the genres. As for the number of attempts, both male and female suffered meaningful alterations, differences found from 2nd to 1st attempts (+ 5.2%), as well as from 3rd to 1st (+ 6.9%) and 2nd attempt (+ 1.6%). It was observed that 100% of male and 92% of female players were considered to be average or above average concerning flexibility. Conclusion: Amateur indoor soccer players have adequate indicators of flexibility with no differences between the genres. Key words: Range of motion articular, Evaluation, Physical fitness.
