This document discusses somatotypes, which are three categories used to identify body shapes: endomorphic, mesomorphic, and ectomorphic. Endomorphs tend to carry more fat, mesomorphs have more muscle and bone mass, and ectomorphs are leaner and thinner. Most people have a combination of types. Certain sports attract certain somatotypes - for example, basketball players tend toward the tall, thin ectomorph/mesomorph category, while sumo wrestlers tend toward the heavier endomorph type. The document provides descriptions and examples to explain somatotyping and which types are suited to different sports.
Teacher’s notes
Q1
Endomorphic – because they require a large, rounded body shape with high weight to compete in sumo wrestling effectively.
Q2
Extreme mesomorphic sport – rugby player backs, or freestyle swimmers; triangle shaped upper body, very muscular, low amount of body fat.