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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Borges, Paulo H.a; b; * | Costa, Julio C.a | Silva, Luiz F.R.a | Gouvêa, Marcio A.a | Ronque, Enio R.V.a
Affiliations: [a] Study and Research Group in Physical Activity and Exercise, Department of Physical Education, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil | [b] Department of Physical Education, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Paulo H. Borges, Department of Physical Education, State University of Maringá, Avenue Colombo, 5790, block M-06, room 18, 87020-900, Maringá, Brazil. E-mail: pauloborges.uem@gmail.com.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: During the first two decades of life, athletes pass through intense changes in body size, which can directly influence physical fitness, especially anaerobic tasks. OBJECTIVE: We examined which body size variables can discriminate the level of anaerobic performance in young soccer players. METHODS: The sample was composed of 102 regional players (14.5 ± 1.6 years) belonging to youth soccer clubs at a regional level. Anthropometric measures of weight and height were carried out. A left hand-wrist radiograph was taken to identify bone age of the players. To assess anaerobic fitness, the 7-sprints test protocol was applied. To analyze the relationship between body size variables and anaerobic capacity, the Pearson correlation coefficient was used. Through the non-hierarchical k-means cluster method, players were grouped into three anaerobic levels: high (n= 22), average (n= 44), and low (n= 36). Subsequently, discriminant analysis (stepwise method) was used to verify which growth variable discriminates the level of anaerobic fitness (p< 0.05). RESULTS: Results indicated that 7 sprints performance is related to chronological age (r=-0.41; p< 0.01), bone age (r=-0.43; p< 0.01), height (r=-0.33; p< 0.01), and body mass (r=-0.23; p< 0.01) in U-14 soccer players. Height was able to discriminate the level of anaerobic fitness across U-14 players (λ= 0.46, Λ= 0.68, X2(6) = 19.89). No significant predictors were identified for U-17 anaerobic performance. DISCUSSION: Body size is related to 7 sprints performance in U-14 youth players, while biological maturation seems to influence physical fitness.
Keywords: Bone age, repeated sprint, youth, athletes
DOI: 10.3233/IES-182160
Journal: Isokinetics and Exercise Science, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 275-280, 2018
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