Located on the anatolian side of İstanbul examining the physical characteristics of male football players between 8-12 years old

The purpose of this study is; It is the examination of physical development and physical fitness parameters of 8-12 age group children who do sports and do not do sports in Beykoz, the district of Istanbul. 80 volunteer children participated in the study as the experimental group and 40 volunteer children as the control group. Anthropometric and physical test measurements were applied before and after training of children in the experimental group and control group subjected to the study. Stadiometer for height measurement, special sitting height instrument for sitting height measurement, Tanita HD 358 scales for body weight measurement, special sit-and-lie flexibility table for flexibility test, electronic "Smart Speed Lite"pad for vertical jump measurement, stopwatch for 30 seconds sit-up test, The meter was used for standing long jump and 1kg overhead medicine ball firing tests. Paired t test was used to compare the groups, Kruskal Wallis H test to compare motor measurements according to age, Pearson correlation program and SPSS analysis program were used for correlation measurements. Confidence intervals (p <0.01) and (p <0.05) were used for statistical analysis. Significant differences were observed between the first test and the last test in the experimental and control groups (p <0.01). The obtained results and suggestions are thought to be beneficial for teachers in Physical Education classes and Sports Sciences.