Relationship between biological maturation, physical fitness, and kinanthropometric variables of young athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Albaladejo-Saura, R Vaquero-Cristóbal… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is a growing interest in knowing the relationship between biological maturation and
sport performance-related variables of young athletes. The objective of this study is to …

Change of direction speed tests in basketball players: a brief review of test varieties and recent trends

T Sugiyama, S Maeo, T Kurihara… - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Change of direction speed (CODS) is essential for basketball performance, extensively
assessed by various tests. This review aimed to summarize the CODS test varieties for …

Influence of biological maturation status on selected anthropometric and physical fitness variables in adolescent male volleyball players

M Albaladejo-Saura, R Vaquero-Cristóbal… - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Background The identification of sport talent among adolescent athletes is a topic that in
recent years has been a major focus of interest for both the scientific community and sport …

The roles of growth, maturation, physical fitness, and technical skills on selection for a Portuguese under-14 years basketball team

E Guimarães, A Baxter-Jones, J Maia, P Fonseca… - Sports, 2019 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the roles of growth, maturation, physical fitness, and technical skills
on selection onto an under-14 years basketball team. The sample consisted of 150 male …

How does biological maturation and training experience impact the physical and technical performance of 11–14-year-old male basketball players?

E Guimarães, A Ramos, MA Janeira… - Sports, 2019 - mdpi.com
This study (1) investigated the effects of age, maturity status, anthropometrics, and years of
training on 11–14-year-old male basketball players' physical performance and technical …

The effect of age, biological maturation and birth quartile in the kinanthropometric and physical fitness differences between male and female adolescent volleyball …

M Albaladejo-Saura, R Vaquero-Cristóbal… - Children, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Differences in kinanthropometric and physical fitness performance between
boys and girls usually start during adolescence, as a result of the changes in the hormonal …

The role of growth, maturation and sporting environment on the development of performance and technical and tactical skills in youth basketball players: The INEX …

E Guimarães, ADG Baxter-Jones… - Journal of sports …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, we outline a systematic testing programme developed to help identify
excellence in youth basketball players. We examine the links between biological maturation …

Differences in maturity and anthropometric and morphological characteristics among young male basketball and soccer players and non-players

S Toselli, F Campa, P Maietta Latessa, G Greco… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: An aspect that influences sport performance is maturation status, since, within
the same chronological age group, boys who have advanced maturation outperform their …

Does predicted age at peak height velocity explain physical performance in U13–15 basketball female players?

K Gryko, JG Adamczyk, A Kopiczko, JL Calvo… - BMC Sports Science …, 2022 - Springer
Background The aims of the study were (1) to identify the physical fitness and basic
anthropometric characteristics of Polish female basketball players aged 13–15 years,(2) to …

The effects of maturity matched and un-matched opposition on physical performance and spatial exploration behavior during youth basketball matches

J Arede, S Cumming, D Johnson, N Leite - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The aim of this study was analyze the effect of playing against biological matched and un-
matched opposition, on physical performance and spatial exploration behavior of youth …