Repeated sprint ability in young soccer players: effects of skeletal maturation, growth and aerobic fitness
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-4690.2023e37230484Keywords:
Adolescence, Biological age, Physical performance, SoccerAbstract
The aim of the present study was to determine the contribution of intermittent endurance running capacity, chronological age, skeletal maturation, and body size and composition to the inter-individual variations on repeated sprints ability (RSA) in youth soccer players. Thirty-five under-15 soccer players (age: 14.9 ± 0.6 years) were recruited from a soccer professional team to take part of this study. Body size and skeletal age (Fels method) were determined for all players. Anthropometric assessments included measurements of body mass, height, and skinfolds (triceps and subscapular). Skinfolds were summed to provide a subcutaneous adiposity index (week 1). The Carminatti Test (T-CAR) was used to assess intermittent endurance running capacity (given by peak velocity derived from T-CAR [PVT-CAR]) and a repeated sprint protocol (RSA - 6 x 20+20 m) to assess the best time (RSAbest) and mean time (RSAmean) (week 2). Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analysis were used to examine the independent effects of intermittent endurance running, chronological age, maturity, body size and composition on RSA performance outcomes. Chronological age, skeletal age and PVT-CAR were significantly associated with RSAbest (r=0.42, 0.46 and 0.38; p<0.05) and RSAmean (r=0.53, 0.45 and 0.52; p<0.05), respectively. In addition, body mass and adiposity were identified as negative predictors of the RSA performance outcomes. These independent variables accounted for 39% and 49% of the inter-individual variance in RSAbest and RSAmean, respectively. In conclusion, skeletal maturation, body size, fatness, chronological age and intermittent endurance running had an independent effect on repeated sprint ability in youth soccer players.
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