ArticleBiology2022
Maturation Selection Biases and Relative Age Effect in Italian Soccer Players of Different Levels.
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- Birth Advantages in Male Italian Soccer: How They Influence Players Youth Career and Their Future Career Status.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Differences in Body Composition and Maturity Status in Young Male Volleyball Players of Different Levels.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- Are Late-Born Young Soccer Players Less Mature Than Their Early-Born Peers, Although No Differences in Physical and Technical Performance Are Evident?Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Body surface area is a predictor of maturity status in school children and adolescents.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Is early or late biological maturation trigger obesity? A machine learning modeling research in Turkey boys and girls.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Ultrasound Imaging-Based Methods for Assessing Biological Maturity during Adolescence and Possible Application in Youth Sport: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Soccer is a sport practiced all over the world, in which players are expected to show specific physical and technical skills. Soccer academies look for young talented individuals to develop promising players. Although several parameters could affect the players' performance, the relative age effect (RAE) and the maturity status appeared debated. Therefore, this study compared the differences in RAE and biological maturity among the players of two Italian soccer teams of different levels and to understand their interaction effects with the competition level on youth players' physical characteristics and abilities. One hundred and sixty-two young soccer players from the U12 to U15 age categories of the elite (
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