The Influence of Somatic Maturity on Anthropometrics and Body Composition in Youth Soccer Players
The primary aim of this investigation was to compare players’ anthropometric (AP) and body composition (BC) characteristics between distinct maturity bands (pre-PHV, circa-PHV, post-PHV) in youth elite soccer. This study considered 320 male soccer players (mean age 13.8 y). Participants were from U1...
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| description | The primary aim of this investigation was to compare players’ anthropometric (AP) and body composition (BC) characteristics between distinct maturity bands (pre-PHV, circa-PHV, post-PHV) in youth elite soccer. This study considered 320 male soccer players (mean age 13.8 y). Participants were from U14 (<i>n</i> = 157) and U15 (<i>n</i> = 163) age categories. The Khamis–Roche method was applied to calculate the percentage of predicted adult height (PAH) at the time of assessment based on which the players were further divided into maturity bands (pre-PHV ≤ 87%, circa-PHV = 88–95%, post-PHV > 95%). The findings indicated that most of the players were in the circa-PHV stage at the time of investigation. Measurements included height and weight. The estimates of BC parameters were derived using bioelectrical impedance (BIA) analysis. These various AP and BC attributes displayed significant differences among the maturity bands (F = 139.344–7.925; <i>p</i> < 0.001; large effect sizes) except in body fat mass (BFM) (F = 2.998; <i>p</i> = 0.051; small effect size). The current somatic maturity stage of the athletes should be considered when evaluating BC results, otherwise there is a risk of misinterpretation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-87cabcd4baa04f1f87a31b8835b2c4742023-11-24T14:35:40ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672023-10-011011173210.3390/children10111732The Influence of Somatic Maturity on Anthropometrics and Body Composition in Youth Soccer PlayersPavlína Kalčíková0Miroslava Přidalová1Department of Natural Sciences in Kinanthropology, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 511/8, CZ-779 00 Olomouc, Czech RepublicDepartment of Natural Sciences in Kinanthropology, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 511/8, CZ-779 00 Olomouc, Czech RepublicThe primary aim of this investigation was to compare players’ anthropometric (AP) and body composition (BC) characteristics between distinct maturity bands (pre-PHV, circa-PHV, post-PHV) in youth elite soccer. This study considered 320 male soccer players (mean age 13.8 y). Participants were from U14 (<i>n</i> = 157) and U15 (<i>n</i> = 163) age categories. The Khamis–Roche method was applied to calculate the percentage of predicted adult height (PAH) at the time of assessment based on which the players were further divided into maturity bands (pre-PHV ≤ 87%, circa-PHV = 88–95%, post-PHV > 95%). The findings indicated that most of the players were in the circa-PHV stage at the time of investigation. Measurements included height and weight. The estimates of BC parameters were derived using bioelectrical impedance (BIA) analysis. These various AP and BC attributes displayed significant differences among the maturity bands (F = 139.344–7.925; <i>p</i> < 0.001; large effect sizes) except in body fat mass (BFM) (F = 2.998; <i>p</i> = 0.051; small effect size). The current somatic maturity stage of the athletes should be considered when evaluating BC results, otherwise there is a risk of misinterpretation.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/11/1732body compositionpubescentsomatic maturitysoccer |
| spellingShingle | Pavlína Kalčíková Miroslava Přidalová The Influence of Somatic Maturity on Anthropometrics and Body Composition in Youth Soccer Players Children body composition pubescent somatic maturity soccer |
| title | The Influence of Somatic Maturity on Anthropometrics and Body Composition in Youth Soccer Players |
| title_full | The Influence of Somatic Maturity on Anthropometrics and Body Composition in Youth Soccer Players |
| title_fullStr | The Influence of Somatic Maturity on Anthropometrics and Body Composition in Youth Soccer Players |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Influence of Somatic Maturity on Anthropometrics and Body Composition in Youth Soccer Players |
| title_short | The Influence of Somatic Maturity on Anthropometrics and Body Composition in Youth Soccer Players |
| title_sort | influence of somatic maturity on anthropometrics and body composition in youth soccer players |
| topic | body composition pubescent somatic maturity soccer |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/11/1732 |
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