Physiological Maturity of Little League Baseball Players
1956; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 27; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/10671188.1956.10762001
ISSN2576-2575
Autores Tópico(s)Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics
ResumoAbstract The physiological maturity of the 112 boys who participated in the 1955 Little League World Series was determined by means of the Crampton pubic hair index. The majority of these boys, who were chronologically 10, 11, and 12 years of age, were adolescent. Only 17 per cent of the boys were pubescent, whereas 37.5 per cent were prepubescent and 45.5 per cent were postpubescent. This suggests that the ability to play baseball is affected by the puberal spurt in growth. The postpubescent boys were equal in height and weight to the average 14-year-old boy. More pitchers and first basemen were postpubescent than players at other positions. Position in the batting order definitely reflected maturity.
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