Estimated somatotype profile of some Iranian toddlers sonethnic groups in the different fields of track & field

Assessment of body features and comparison with elite athletes are one method of predicting the chances of success in sport especially in track & field. The aim of present study was to describe the somatotypic profile of 9 to 13 years Persian, Kurdish and Luri toddler’s son in territorial planning with emphasis on the ethnic potential in different fields of track and field. Present study is descriptive and field study. For this purpose the toddlers’ son 9 to 13 years old who was participate in Basij Sport Organization leisure time programs, then 939 individual (247 Kurdish, 346 Luri and 346 Persian) from Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Ilam, Lorestan, Kohgiluyeh Boyerahmad, Hamedan, Markazi, Qom, Kerman provinces selected and according to the guidelines on ISAK, selected anthropometric variables were measured and somatotype was calculated by Heath-Carter method. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and x² test. ANOVA shows that there were significant differences between Kurd, Luri and Persian ethnic in every three component of Endomorph (F= 37.6, P < 0.001) Ectomorph (F = 40.9, P < 0.001) and Mesomorph (F = 3.8, p= 0.022). The most frequent somatotype in Kurdish ethnic was Mesomorphic-ectomorph with 53 persons (x²= 147.15, P < 0.001) in Luri ethnic was Mesomorphic-ectomorph with 66 persons (x²= 220.74, P < 0.001) and in Persian ethnic was Endomorphic-mesomorphe with 71 parsons (x²= 288.23, P < 0.001). Based on the finding the Luri and kordish ethnic because of greater percentage of Mesomorphic-ectomorph somatotype in long and middle distance are more talented and Persian ethnic because of greater percentage of Endomorphic-mesomorphe somatotype are more talented in throws especially in shot put.