To lead the 7/10 years-old students to football, according to their anthropometric and somatotypical characteristics.

The aim of this study is to lead 7/10 years-old students to football, according to their anthropometric and somatotypical characteristics.The subject group of this study is comprised of 264(boys)volunteer students who are at various primary schools in Ankara,at the mean ages of 8,6+1,15.To define the somatotypes of the subjects who participated in the study,eleven anthropometric measurements were taken such as height,weight,skinfold thickness,width and etc?Statistical analysis were done via SPSS 15,0 .The somatotype averages of the students were found as 4,1-3,5-2,6. When we examine the somatotypes of the students on the somatochart, we found out that students were concentrated in the mesamorph-endomorph.Beside this,in the football skills tests, 54 students in good level and 5 students in very good level were identified.At the same time,the motor test results of these students were higher than the other students.As a conclusion it?s considered that the students whose football skills and motor tests scores are higher than the others, can be more successfull in football branche.Key words: football, child, sportability, abilityassessment, somatotype, branches of sports, anthropometry.