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Concurrent agreement between an anthropometric model to predict thigh volume an...
Tavares, Óscar; Santos, J. Valente dos; Duarte, João Pedro; Póvoas, Susana; Gobbo, Luis Alberto; Fernandes, Rômulo; Marinho, Daniel; Casanova, JoséA variety of performance outputs are strongly determined by lower limbs volume and composition in children and adolescents. The current study aimed to examine the validity of thigh volume (TV) estimated by anthropometry in late adolescent female volleyball players. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measures were used as the reference method. Total and regional body composition was assessed with a Lunar DPX...
Longitudinal Predictors of Aerobic Performance in Adolescent Soccer Players
Valente-dos-Santos, João; Silva, Manuel J. Coelho e; Duarte, João; Figueiredo, António; Liparotti, João; Sherar, Lauren; Elferink-Gemser, Marije T.Background. The importance of aerobic performance in youth soccer is well established. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the contributions of chronological age (CA), skeletal age (SA), body size, and training to the longitudinal development of aerobic performance in youth male soccer players aged 10 to 18 years. Material and Methods. Players (n=83) were annually followed up during 5 years, resulting ...