This study compared variation in size, function and sport-specific technical skills of youth
soccer players associated with differences in biological maturity status. 60 male soccer …

Abstract Itoh, R and Hirose, N. Relationship among biological maturation, physical
characteristics, and motor abilities in youth elite soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 34 (2) …

The main and interactive effect of biological maturity and relative age upon physical
performance in adolescent male soccer players was considered. Consistent with previous …

This study compared maturation, body composition and physical fitness between youth
soccer athletes with different technical skills levels. Sixty-two young athletes (11–17 years) …

Background: Participants in many youth sports are commonly combined into age groups
spanning 2 years. Aim: The study compared variation in size, function, sport-specific skill …

The purpose of the study was to compare the anthropometric, functional and sport-specific
skill characteristics and goal orientations of male youth soccer players at the extremes of …

This study aimed to:(1) examine differences in physical performance across birth-quartiles
and maturity-status, and (2) determine the relationships among relative age, maturation and …

The aim of the present study was to clarify relationships among the distribution of birth
month, maturation and body size in young soccer players. We therefore examined physical …

Height, mass and skeletal maturity (Fels method) were assessed in 135 elite youth soccer
players aged 10.7-16.5 years (only two boys were≪ 11.0 years). Sample sizes, years of …

The aim of this study was to estimate the contribution of experience, body size and maturity
status to variation in sport-specific skills of adolescent soccer players. The participants were …