ArticleScandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports2022
Associations between biological maturity level, match locomotion, and physical capacities in youth male soccer players.
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- Push and Pull Factors: Contextualising Biological Maturation and Relative Age in Talent Development Systems.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Associations between biological maturity level, match locomotion, and physical capacities in youth male soccer players.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionBiological maturity level has shown to affect sport performance in youths. However, most previous studies have used noninvasive methods to estimate maturity level. Thus, the main aim of the present study was to investigate the association between skeletal age (SA) as a measure of biological maturation level, match locomotion, and physical capacity in male youth soccer players.
methodThirty-eight Norwegian players were followed during two consecutive seasons (U14 and U15). Match locomotion was assessed with GPS-tracking in matches. SA, assessed by x-ray, physical capacities (speed, strength and endurance) and anthropometrics were measured in the middle of each season. Analysis of associations between SA, match locomotion, and physical capacities were adjusted for the potential confounding effect of body height and weight.
resultsIn matches, positive associations were found between SA and maximal speed and running distance in the highest speed zones. Further, SA was associated with 40 m sprint time and countermovement jump (CMJ) height, and with intermittent-endurance capacity after adjusting for body height (U14). Associations between SA and leg strength and power, and between SA and absolute VO
conclusionBiological maturity level influence match locomotion and performance on physical capacity tests. It is important that players, parents and coaches are aware of the advantages more mature players have during puberty, and that less mature players also are given attention, appropriate training and match competition to ensure proper development.
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