ArticleBiology of sport2024
Biological maturity vs. relative age: Independent impact on physical performance in male and female youth handball players.
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- Anthropometric and Physical Performance Reference Values in Young Handball Players Aged 9-15 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Percentile Profiling and Factorial ANOVA.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
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- Beyond chronological age: maturity offset is positively associated with performance in throwing-related tests in youth track and field throwing athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- An exploratory study to investigate the effects of motor performance and maturation on talent selection in handball.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Physical and Performance Characteristics of Elite Youth Male Basketball Players Characterized by Maturity Status.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Selection biases in elite youth handball: early maturation compensates for younger relative age.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Looking beyond relative age to understand relative advantage and disadvantage in talent development.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- The interaction of relative age with maturation and body size in female handball talent selection.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
Maturity status and relative age are two of the determining factors in talent development. The aim of the study was to analyze the influence of biological maturity status and relative age on physical performance in young male and female handball players. The sample included 48 males (14.11 ± 1.17 years) and 41 females (14.25 ± 1.64 years) players from one Spanish professional handball academy. Anthropometric data (height, sitting height, body mass and self-reported biological parent heights) and physical performance data (CMJ, DJ, 20 m speed, T-test and throwing velocity) were collected. Biological maturity status was determined as the percentage of predicted adult height, while relative age was estimated in birth quartiles based on biennial age grouping (Q1-Q8). The results showed a positive correlation between maturity status and CMJ in male players (
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