STRUCTURE OF ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS AT THE AGE OF 14-18, WHO TOOK PART IN THE YOUTH TOURNAMENTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA IN THE SEASON 2009/10

The research was made on a sample of 151 female volleyball players at the age of 14-18, who took part in the youth tournaments in the Republic of Macedonia, in the season 2009/10. The study applied 18 variables to estimate the anthropometric characteristics. In order to determine the structure of anthropometric characteristics it has been applied a component factor analysis. Based on the obtained results it can be determined that in the structure of anthropometric characteristics there are three latent factors existing: factor of the volume of the body and subcutaneous fat, factor longitudinal dimensionality of the body and factor of the transverse dimensionality of the body.