Background In the context of a public health physical fitness (PF) examination in
adolescence, a countermovement jump (CMJ) and a squat jump (SJ) are two vertical jump …

Background Talent identification and development (TID) programs aim to identify players
with the greatest potential for long-term success. Previous research suggests that the …

We investigated the anthropometric, physiological and maturation characteristics of young
players (13–14 years old) associated with being successful in basketball. Body parameters …

In young athletes, demands of sports are superimposed on normal growth and maturation. It
has been suggested that this causes a temporarily increased vulnerability for injuries. We …

The countermovement jump (CMJ) is commonly used to explore sex differences in
neuromuscular function, but previous studies have only reported gross CMJ measures or …

This study sought to determine the association of relative age and performance of young
elite basketball players. The distribution of the birth dates, heights, positions, classification …

The aim of this study was to analyse the talent identification process of a professional soccer
club. A preselection of players (n= 64) aged 9–10 years and a final selection (n= 21) were …

Purpose: To determine the discriminators as variables to select the under-16 national-team
players and to examine the influence of biological age on physical/technical parameters …

Elite athletes' performances are astonishing, leaving millions of people wondering how it is
possible that they do what they do. With apparent ease, grace and fluidity, elite athletes carry …

Handgrip strength is important in basketball as various movements rely on the continuous
use of wrist and digits flexor muscles when catching, holding, shooting and throwing the ball …