Anthropometric and Functional Profile of Selected vs. Non-Selected 13-to-17-Year-Old Soccer Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Anthropometry
2.2. Countermovement Jump
2.3. Sprint
2.4. Change of Direction
2.5. Repeated Sprint Ability
2.6. Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1
2.7. Technical Skills
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Anthropometric Characteristics
3.2. Functional Capacity
3.3. Discriminant Function Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Age Group | Non-Selected | Selected | d (95% CIs) | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Body mass (kg) | U15 | 59.2 ± 9.8 | 55.6 ± 6.9 | 0.17 (−0.08; 0.41) | 0.175 |
U17 | 63.9 ± 9.7 | 65.1 ± 7.8 | 0.05 (−0.21; 0.32) | 0.682 | |
Height (cm) | U15 | 166.0 ± 13.5 | 168.2 ± 7.4 | 0.08 (−0.18; 0.33) | 0.536 |
U17 | 168.6 ± 4.5 | 174.7 ± 6.0 | 0.35 (0.08; 0.56) | 0.009 | |
BMI (kg·m−2) | U15 | 22.6 ± 10.5 | 19.6 ± 1.7 | 0.15 (−0.11; 0.39) | 0.252 |
U17 | 22.4 ± 3.1 | 21.2 ± 2.0 | 0.19 (−0.07; 0.44) | 0.153 | |
Body fat (%) | U15 | 8.6 ± 5.1 | 6.8 ± 3.1 | 0.16 (−0.09; 0.40) | 0.197 |
U17 | 8.7 ± 4.3 | 7.4 ± 3.1 | 0.14 (−0.12; 0.40) | 0.287 |
Variable | Age Group | Non-Selected | Selected | d (95% CIs) | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMJ (cm) | U15 | 35.2 ± 5.4 | 34.1 ± 3.6 | 0.11 (−0.16; 0.35) | 0.420 |
U17 | 37.4 ± 3.4 | 36.9 ± 4.6 | 0.04 (−0.23; 0.31) | 0.768 | |
AAT(s) | U15 | 18.66 ± 0.95 | 19.07 ± 0.67 | 0.21 (−0.05; 0.45) | 0.104 |
U17 | 18.05 ± 0.77 | 17.08 ± 1.15 | 0.30 (0.03; 0.53) | 0.026 | |
5-m sprint time (s) | U15 | 1.23 ± 0.09 | 1.22 ± 0.08 | 0.07 (−0.19; 0.32) | 0.592 |
U17 | 1.21 ± 0.08 | 1.13 ± 0.08 | 0.36 (0.10; 0.57) | 0.007 | |
15-m sprint time (s) | U15 | 2.85 ± 0.18 | 2.80 ± 0.13 | 0.12 (−0.14; 0.37) | 0.368 |
U17 | 2.71 ± 0.12 | 2.56 ± 0.14 | 0.38 (0.12; 0.59) | 0.005 | |
RSA mean time (s) | U15 | 8.42 ± 0.51 | 8.15 ± 0.63 | 0.22 (−0.04; 0.45) | 0.090 |
U17 | 8.02 ± 0.20 | 7.62 ± 0.53 | 0.28 (0.01; 0.51) | 0.037 | |
RSA best time (s) | U15 | 8.03 ± 0.45 | 7.81 ± 0.63 | 0.19 (−0.07; 0.43) | 0.142 |
U17 | 7.71 ± 0.20 | 7.26 ± 0.47 | 0.34 (0.07; 0.56) | 0.012 | |
RSA decrement (%) | U15 | 5.7 ± 2.4 | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 0.13 (−0.13; 0.38) | 0.321 |
U17 | 5.1 ± 1.1 | 5.5 ± 2.3 | 0.06 (−0.21; 0.33) | 0.643 | |
YYIR1 (m) | U15 | 763 ± 236 | 810 ± 287 | 0.09 (−0.18; 0.34) | 0.517 |
U17 | 950 ± 402 | 1303 ± 435 | 0.28 (0.01; 0.51) | 0.037 | |
Dribbling skills (s) | U15 | 14.39 ± 2.12 | 13.50 ± 3.50 | 0.16 (−0.10; 0.40) | 0.229 |
U17 | 14.26 ± 0.64 | 12.74 ± 0.84 | 0.55 (0.33; 0.72) | <0.001 |
Step | Wilks’ Lambda | Approx. F-Ratio | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dribbling skills | 0.693 | 23.471 | <0.001 |
2 | 15-m sprint time | 0.618 | 16.04 | <0.001 |
3 | Height | 0.562 | 13.228 | <0.001 |
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Nughes, E.; Rago, V.; Aquino, R.; Ermidis, G.; Randers, M.B.; Ardigò, L.P. Anthropometric and Functional Profile of Selected vs. Non-Selected 13-to-17-Year-Old Soccer Players. Sports 2020, 8, 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports8080111
Nughes E, Rago V, Aquino R, Ermidis G, Randers MB, Ardigò LP. Anthropometric and Functional Profile of Selected vs. Non-Selected 13-to-17-Year-Old Soccer Players. Sports. 2020; 8(8):111. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports8080111
Chicago/Turabian StyleNughes, Erik, Vincenzo Rago, Rodrigo Aquino, Georgios Ermidis, Morten B. Randers, and Luca Paolo Ardigò. 2020. "Anthropometric and Functional Profile of Selected vs. Non-Selected 13-to-17-Year-Old Soccer Players" Sports 8, no. 8: 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports8080111