Growth and development of male gymnasts, swimmers, soccer and tennis players: A longitudinal study
| Autor: | P. Helms, N. Maffulli, Michael A. Preece, J.C. Baines-Preece, A.D.G. Baxter-Jones |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Aging Longitudinal study medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Gymnastics Physiology Epidemiology education Growth Soccer Genetics medicine Humans Sexual maturity Longitudinal Studies Sexual Maturation Longitudinal cohort Child Prospective cohort study Swimming Analysis of Variance Physical Education and Training Anthropometry biology Athletes business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Racquet Sports Age cohorts biology.organism_classification England Physical therapy Body Constitution Analysis of variance business human activities Sports |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Human Biology. 22:381-394 |
| ISSN: | 1464-5033 0301-4460 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03014469500004072 |
| Popis: | Summary. l~lite adult athletes are known to have physical and physiological characteristics specifically suited to their sport. However, it is not clear whether the observed adult differences arise because of training or whether the sport selects the individual with the appropriate characteristics. The purpose of this prospective study was to compare and contrast the physical development of young athletes (8-19 years), and in so doing provide a possible response to this question. Development of anthropometric characteristics and sexual maturation were assessed in a group of 232 male athletes for three consecutive years. Parental heights were used to predict target heights. The subjects were a randomly selected group of young British athletes, from four sports: soccer, gymnastics, swimming and tennis. Using a linked longitudinal cohort study design (age cohorts 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 years) it was possible to estimate a consecutive ll-year development pattern, over the 3-year testing period. The adjusted mean (ANCOVA) height, accounting for age and pubertal status, of male swimmers (161.6_+0.6cm) was found to be significantly greater (p |
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