Body Physique, Body Composition, Physical Performance, Technical and Tactical Skills, Psychological Development, and Club Characteristics of Young Male Portuguese Soccer Players

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Datos Bibliográficos

ID15501351
AutoresMaryam Abarghoueinejad (0000-0001-7500-9155, Universidade do Porto, autor de correspondencia), Daniel Barreira (0000-0003-2701-2303, Universidade do Porto), Claudia Dias (0000-0003-0418-0056, Universidade do Porto), Eduardo Guimarães (0000-0001-5344-9344, Universidade do Porto), Adam Dominic George Baxter‐jone (0000-0003-0430-0556, University of Saskatchewan), José Maia (0000-0002-3273-0046, Universidade do Porto)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número7
Páginas3560-3560
Fecha de publicación2021-03-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18073560
PMID33808077
OpenAlexW3144489448
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas56

Youth soccer performance is multifaceted, includes physical growth, biological maturation, and physical fitness, and is linked to the sporting environment to which the players are exposed. We aim to describe age-related associations in body physique, body composition, physical performance technical and tactical skills, psychological and club characteristics of male soccer players aged 12 to 14 years. A total of 157 male soccer players clustered into three age-cohorts (12, 13 and 14 years) were recruited from six soccer clubs. Anthropometric, body composition and body physique, biological maturation, physical performance, skill/game proficiency data, psychological characteristics, and clubs' characteristics were collected. Group means were compared using analysis of variance and covariance. Fourteen years old players were significantly taller, heavier, leaner, faster, stronger, and technically more skilled than their younger peers ( p p p > 0.05) between age groups were found in psychological domains. Our findings suggest that age, biological maturation, and training volume are key factors influencing young soccer players' performance and development. Further, clubs' conditions provide players with ample resources for their success in training and competition

Anthropometry · Club · Physical fitness · Physical therapy · Portuguese · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance · Sports injuries and prevention · Sports Performance and Training