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Morphological and maturational predictors of technical performance in young soccer players
2014; UNIVERSIDADE EST.PAULISTA JÚLIO DE MESQUITA FILHO; Volume: 20; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s1980-65742014000300006
ISSN1980-6574
AutoresMarcelo de Oliveira Matta, António J. Figueiredo, Emerson Silami‐Garcia, Francisco Zacaron Werneck, André Seabra,
Tópico(s)Sport Psychology and Performance
ResumoThe purpose of the present study is to describe the association between chronological age, morphology, biological maturation and sport experience in relation to technical performance in young Brazilian soccer players. Technical, maturation and anthropometric variables were assessed in 119 soccer players, 74 and 45 in the under-15 and under-17 categories, respectively. Data were analyzed using a multiple linear regression model. Adiposity was negatively associated with technical performance regardless the age-category. Weight was negatively associated with technical performance in under-15 and positively with the under-17 category, respectively. In under-17 biological maturation was negatively related to the dribbling test and positively associated with the ball control test. Years of experience proved to be positively associated with technique taught to soccer player in the under-17 category. The explained variance was different between categories. The technical performance of Brazilian soccer players aged 14-to-17 seems to be related to biological maturation, adiposity, weight and years of experience.
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