Relative Age, Maturation and Physical Biases on Position Allocation in Elite-Youth Soccer

Volume: 38, Issue: 3, Pages: 201 - 209
Published: Feb 20, 2017
Abstract
This study assessed the contribution of relative age, anthropometry, maturation, and physical fitness characteristics on soccer playing position (goalkeeper [GK], central-defender [CD], lateral-defender [LD], central-midfield [CM], lateral-midfielder [LM], and forward [FWD]) for 465 elite-youth players (U13–U18’s). U13–14 CD were relatively older than LD and CM (likely small effects). CD and GK were generally taller and heavier (likely small to...
Paper Details
Title
Relative Age, Maturation and Physical Biases on Position Allocation in Elite-Youth Soccer
Published Date
Feb 20, 2017
Volume
38
Issue
3
Pages
201 - 209
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