Reprint
Growth, Somatic Maturation and Their Impact on Physical Health and Sports Performance
Edited by
January 2022
146 pages
- ISBN978-3-0365-3087-1 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-0365-3086-4 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Growth, Somatic Maturation and Their Impact on Physical Health and Sports Performance that was published in
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Medicine & Pharmacology
Public Health & Healthcare
Summary
A total of 11 manuscripts focused on different topics related to youth and sports practice are published in this book. Three papers focus on aspects of physical performance, five papers provide innovative findings in relation to anthropometry and body composition features, one paper examines the difficulties in running online physical education classes in the context of COVID-19, and two focus on the influence of training strategies on muscle strength and blood pressure.
Format
- Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
variable resistance; muscle architecture; exercise selection; strength training; Scott curl; coronavirus disease-19 pandemic; online evaluation; online physical education class; teaching expertise in physical education; value of physical education; children; youths; neuromuscular training; cardiovascular health; overweight; obesity; lower limb; men; non-net sports; prevention; screening; adolescent athletes; body composition; BIVA; confidence ellipses; fat-free mass; R-Xc graph; tolerance ellipses; rowing; anthropometry; somatotype; performance; talent identification; somatic maturity; puberty; combat sports; physical performance; young athletes; karate; kumite; weight categories; anthropometry; body composition; martial arts; combat sports; fundamental movement skills; physical fitness; adiposity; children; cultural experiences; socio-economic status; measurement; power test; speed test; change of direction speed test; guard; forward; center; football; athletic performance; physical fitness; exercise test; n/a