Hermassi Souhail, Hayes Lawrence D, Bragazzi Nicola Luigi, Schwesig René
Sport Science Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Front Psychol. 2021 Jan 13;11:616671. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.616671. eCollection 2020.
This study aimed to investigate the relationships between physical fitness and academic performance in youth handball players of different BMI classifications. Thirty-three male handball players (age: 10.3 ± 0.61 years; body mass: 47.1 ± 12.1 kg; height: 1.43 ± 0.09 m; BMI: 23.1 ± 4.37 kg/m; body fat: 20.6 ± 6.27%) were recruited from the Qatar handball first league and were assigned to their BMI age-adjusted groups (i.e., normal weight, overweight, and obese). Measurements included anthropometric data (height, mass, body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (%BF), and physical performance tests: agility T-half test; squat jump (SJ), and countermovement jump (CMJ), 10 and 15 m sprint; medicine ball throw (MBT). Aerobic capacity was evaluated using the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test level 1 (Yo-Yo IR1). Academic achievement was assessed through school records of grades point average (GPA) of Mathematics, Science and Arabic. None academic performance parameter and four physical performance parameters (agility T-half: = 0.035; CMJ: = 0.001; SJ: = 0.007; sprint 10 m: = 0.028) were different between BMI related groups. In 43% (3/7) of performance parameters and all academic parameters, the normal weight group showed the highest performance level, whereas the overweight group had the best performance in both sprint tests. The obese group was only superior in the medicine ball throw, but not at the < 0.05 level. A relevant relationship ( > 0.5) between academic and physical performance parameters was only found between Yo-Yo IR 1 and science ( = 0.548). A relevant correlation were found between CMJ and BMI ( = -0.569). The agility T-half test was correlated with CMJ ( = -0.614) and 10 m sprint ( = 0.523). These findings suggest being overweight or obese are related to science academic performance among schoolchildren athletes in Qatar. Possibly, a normal BMI could positively influence academic performance. Physical education teachers, staff, and administrators should be cognizant that health promotion interventions improving composition may have the additional potential to improve dimensions of academic performance.
本研究旨在调查不同BMI分类的青少年手球运动员的身体素质与学业成绩之间的关系。从卡塔尔手球甲级联赛招募了33名男性手球运动员（年龄：10.3±0.61岁；体重：47.1±12.1千克；身高：1.43±0.09米；BMI：23.1±4.37千克/平方米；体脂：20.6±6.27%），并将他们分配到根据年龄调整BMI的组中（即正常体重、超重和肥胖）。测量包括人体测量数据（身高、体重、体重指数（BMI）和体脂百分比（%BF））以及身体性能测试：敏捷性T半程测试；深蹲跳（SJ）和反向移动跳（CMJ）、10米和15米短跑；药球投掷（MBT）。使用Yo-Yo间歇恢复测试1级（Yo-Yo IR1）评估有氧能力。通过数学、科学和阿拉伯语的平均绩点（GPA）学校记录评估学业成绩。BMI相关组之间的非学业成绩参数和四个身体性能参数（敏捷性T半程：=0.035；CMJ：=0.001；SJ：=0.007；10米短跑：=0.028）没有差异。在43%（3/7）的性能参数和所有学业参数中，正常体重组表现出最高的性能水平，而超重组在两个短跑测试中表现最佳。肥胖组仅在药球投掷方面表现出色，但未达到<0.05的水平。仅在Yo-Yo IR 1和科学之间发现学业和身体性能参数之间存在相关关系（>0.5）（=0.548）。发现CMJ与BMI之间存在相关关系（=-0.569）。敏捷性T半程测试与CMJ（=-0.614）和10米短跑（=0.523）相关。这些发现表明，超重或肥胖与卡塔尔学童运动员的科学学业成绩有关。可能，正常的BMI可能对学业成绩产生积极影响。体育教师、工作人员和管理人员应认识到，改善身体成分的健康促进干预措施可能具有改善学业成绩维度的额外潜力。
