Maturation, morphological, motor and technical characteristics of under 16 female track and field athletes

There is growing interest in identifying morphological, motor, maturation characteristics, as well as their changes, of children and adolescents in systematized training in various sports. Knowledge of these characteristics is important for coaches and researchers because they provide parameters fo...

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Main Authors: Jefferson Verbena de Freitas, Francisco Zacaron Werneck, Renato Siqueira de Souza, Phelipe Henrique Cardoso de Castro, António José Figueiredo, Jorge Roberto Perrout de Lima
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Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2020-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/68128
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author Jefferson Verbena de Freitas
Francisco Zacaron Werneck
Renato Siqueira de Souza
Phelipe Henrique Cardoso de Castro
António José Figueiredo
Jorge Roberto Perrout de Lima
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Francisco Zacaron Werneck
Renato Siqueira de Souza
Phelipe Henrique Cardoso de Castro
António José Figueiredo
Jorge Roberto Perrout de Lima
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description There is growing interest in identifying morphological, motor, maturation characteristics, as well as their changes, of children and adolescents in systematized training in various sports. Knowledge of these characteristics is important for coaches and researchers because they provide parameters for assessing youth development during training. For track and field, studies on the category under 16 are scarce. Thus, the objectives of this study are to describe the profile and to design a percentile table of morphological, motor, maturation and event-specific variables of under 16 athletes. 105 young athletes were evaluated on two consecutive days. On the first day, an anamnesis of athletes and coaches was performed. Anthropometric and anaerobic measurements were analyzed in shot put, long jump, 800 m run. On the second day, flexibility, vertical impulse, upper limb strength, speed and maximal aerobic speed were evaluated. The biological maturation was evaluated by the percentage of the predicted height. A table with percentiles was prepared with the data of all athletes. Another table with the results of the whole group plus mean and standard deviation was prepared. A last table was prepared containing data divided by group of sports events. The morphological variables presented differences between the groups as to body mass, BMI and sum of skinfolds. Significant differences were observed only for the motor variable VMA. No significant differences were observed only for long jump. When divided by groups, it was evident that throwers are different from the other athletes in some morphologic variables and in specific sports events.    
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spelling doaj-art-3cd9b22d5e95485aa8e2713bceda1e632025-08-20T02:48:55ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaRevista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano1415-84261980-00372020-03-012210.1590/1980-0037.2020v22e6812833983Maturation, morphological, motor and technical characteristics of under 16 female track and field athletesJefferson Verbena de Freitas0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0582-7950Francisco Zacaron Werneck1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1966-8820Renato Siqueira de Souza2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3846-4754Phelipe Henrique Cardoso de Castro3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0094-2511António José Figueiredo4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6956-0514Jorge Roberto Perrout de Lima5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0073-8673Federal University of "Juiz de Fora"Federal University of "Juiz de Fora"Federal University of "Juiz de Fora"Federal University of "Juiz de Fora"Federal University of "Juiz de Fora"Federal University of "Juiz de Fora" There is growing interest in identifying morphological, motor, maturation characteristics, as well as their changes, of children and adolescents in systematized training in various sports. Knowledge of these characteristics is important for coaches and researchers because they provide parameters for assessing youth development during training. For track and field, studies on the category under 16 are scarce. Thus, the objectives of this study are to describe the profile and to design a percentile table of morphological, motor, maturation and event-specific variables of under 16 athletes. 105 young athletes were evaluated on two consecutive days. On the first day, an anamnesis of athletes and coaches was performed. Anthropometric and anaerobic measurements were analyzed in shot put, long jump, 800 m run. On the second day, flexibility, vertical impulse, upper limb strength, speed and maximal aerobic speed were evaluated. The biological maturation was evaluated by the percentage of the predicted height. A table with percentiles was prepared with the data of all athletes. Another table with the results of the whole group plus mean and standard deviation was prepared. A last table was prepared containing data divided by group of sports events. The morphological variables presented differences between the groups as to body mass, BMI and sum of skinfolds. Significant differences were observed only for the motor variable VMA. No significant differences were observed only for long jump. When divided by groups, it was evident that throwers are different from the other athletes in some morphologic variables and in specific sports events.     https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/68128
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Maturation, morphological, motor and technical characteristics of under 16 female track and field athletes
Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
title Maturation, morphological, motor and technical characteristics of under 16 female track and field athletes
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title_full_unstemmed Maturation, morphological, motor and technical characteristics of under 16 female track and field athletes
title_short Maturation, morphological, motor and technical characteristics of under 16 female track and field athletes
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