The interests and limits of the different methods and protocols of maximal (anaerobic) power
(Pmax) assessment are reviewed: single all‐out tests versus force‐velocity tests, isokinetic …

Children differ from adults in many muscular performance attributes such as size-normalized
strength and power, endurance, fatigability and the recovery from exhaustive exercise, to …

The theory of deliberate practice postulates that experts are always made, not born. This
theory translated to the youth-sport domain means that if athletes want to be high-level …

" Interest in the effects that physical activity and/or exercise have on a child's growth and
maturation has a long history. At the beginning of the 20th century D'Arcy Thompson1 wrote …

Aim To provide an evidence-based review of muscle metabolism changes with sex-, age-
and maturation with reference to the development of youth sport performance. Methods A …

Fully updated, revised and consolidated into one single volume, the fourth edition of
Kinanthropometry and Exercise Physiology offers the best theoretically contextualised …

The aim of this study was to determine whether prepubertal children are metabolically
comparable to well-trained adult endurance athletes and if this translates into similar fatigue …

The main aim of the present study was to examine the effects of the age group (U-15, U-17
and U-19) on change of direction (COD) performance and its specific physical determinants …

Purpose The aim of the study was to evaluate distinct performance indicators and energy
system contributions in 3 different, new sport-specific finger flexor muscle exercise tests …

Relationships between growth, maturation and maximal short-term power outputs were
investigated in 94 youth basketball players aged 14–16 years. Data included chronological …