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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Dados Bibliográficos

ID15501351
AutoresMaryam Abarghoueinejad (0000-0001-7500-9155, Universidade do Porto, autor correspondente), 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)
Ano2021
Volume18
Fascículo7
Páginas3560-3560
Data de publicação2021-03-30
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18073560
PMID33808077
OpenAlexW3144489448
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências 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