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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Natural athletes more often than not have more LENGTH than most people. Meaning longer limbs than average athletes. Longer legs and wingspan is something that is looked at in the elite natural athletes. most people have a wingspan either equal to or 1-2 inches more than their height. The elite natural athletes tend to a plus 4" or more up to +10 in wingspan to height ratio. Its not sport specific its athletes across the board.

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This is hokum as a general principle. There are definitely certain extreme attributes that are beneficial for specific sports but that is the whole argument AGAINST a ideal body type. The concept of a ideal athletic body type is outdated. Sports have their own very specific range of body types that put athletes in the upper extreme that gives them the advantage of being "elite" in their chosen sport.

NBA players are not only tall but yes, have longer wing spans in relation to the rest of population that shares their same height. Michael Phelps is another example of a extreme body type that in particular excels at swimming.

Elite Marathon Runners have longer, thinner legs than most normal people. Their torsos are also shorter than average.

When athletes get so fine tuned for the most elite levels this is why the whole "but our best athletes play basketball" fails to hold water. The actual best of the best in their chosen sport are elite in their chosen sport due in part to the very specific body type differences that give them an edge in those sports. Those advantages are not transferable across all sports. The attributes that make one person a great basketball may in fact be a detriment on the soccer field. [/quote]

True to an extent, However a 5'7" soccer player with longer legs and a natural body composition of better fast twitch muscles is genetically disposed to possibly have the advantage over the same 5'7" player with shorter legs and less dominance of fast twitch muscle.

So much comes down to the advantage of DNA. You still have to work hard, But your DNA gives you the natural advantage if you chose take advantage of it.[/quote]

Like other sports have their ideal body type soccer has its ideal body type. But, overall, outside of keepers, elite soccer players fall inline with a normal height distribution among the general population than do the other sports discussed. While professional soccer players may be taller than the general population, excluding keepers, the difference is not nearly as extreme as NFL, NBA etc. And with such a wide range of size in professional soccer it is really hard to hone in on particular measurables as a baseline. [/quote]

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