Aerobic Fitness, Maturation, and Training Experience in Youth Basketball

Relationships among chronological age (CA), maturation, training experience, and body dimensions with peak oxygen uptake (VO 2max ) were considered in male basketball players 14–16 y of age. Data for all players included maturity status estimated as percentage of predicted adult height attained at the time of the study (Khamis-Roche protocol), years of training, body dimensions, and VO 2max (incremental maximal test on a treadmill). Proportional...