Methods to predict the timing and status of biological maturation in male adolescent soccer players: A narrative systematic review

J Sullivan, SJ Roberts, J Mckeown, M Littlewood… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The aim of this review was to summarise the methods used to predict and assess maturity
status and timing in adolescent, male, academy soccer players. A systematic search was …

Age-related reference intervals for physical performance test outcomes relevant to male youth middle eastern football players

L Lolli, W Gregson, D Bonanno… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To develop age-specific reference intervals for physical performance test
outcomes relevant to male youth Middle Eastern football players. Methods: We analyzed …

Skeletal maturation in male elite youth athletes from the Middle East

L Lolli, A Johnson, M Monaco… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To examine the timing and intensity of skeletal maturation of the radius‐ulna‐
short (RUS) bones in elite youth Arab athletes. Methods We compared SuperImposition by …

Physical determinants of Sprint and Long Jump Performance in Male Youth Track-and-field athletes with differing Maturity statuses

J Baker, P Read, P Graham-Smith… - Pediatric …, 2024 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: This study examined the physical determinants of 60-m sprint and long jump (LJ)
performance and differences between maturity groups in physical characteristics in young …

Peak height velocity affects injury burden in circa-PHV soccer players

X Monasterio, S Gil… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Growth and maturation are potential risk factors for soccer injuries. This research sought to
describe how peak height velocity (PHV) affects overall and specific injury burden in circa …

Evaluation of height prediction models: from traditional methods to artificial intelligence

AG Chávez-Vázquez, M Klünder-Klünder… - Pediatric …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Traditional methods for predicting adult height (AHP) rely on manual readings
of bone age (BA). However, the incorporation of artificial intelligence has recently improved …

Relative skeletal maturity and performance test outcomes in elite youth Middle Eastern soccer players

L Lolli, A Johnson, M Monaco… - … and Science in …, 2022 - e-space.mmu.ac.uk
To explore the influence of differences in relative skeletal maturity on performance test
outcomes in elite youth soccer players from the Middle East. We integrated skeletal age and …

Soccer coaches vs. sport science and medicine staff: who can more accurately predict the skeletal age of high-level youth soccer players?

L Ruf, S Altmann, C Kloss, S Härtel - Science and Medicine in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Biological maturity is an important aspect in the context of talent identification and
development processes within elite youth soccer players. The aim of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying Key Factors for Predicting the Age at Peak Height Velocity in Preadolescent Team Sports Athletes Using Explainable Machine Learning

NO Retzepis, A Avloniti, C Kokkotis, M Protopapa… - Sports, 2024 - mdpi.com
Maturation is a key factor in sports participation and often determines the young athletes'
characterization as a talent. However, there is no evidence of practical models for …

Exploring growth, maturity, and age as injury risk factors in high-level youth football

EH Wik, K Chamari, M Tabben… - Sports medicine …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Rapid somatic growth and biological maturity status may affect injury patterns in youth
football, yet firm conclusions cannot be drawn from the existing research. We aimed to …