"Biological maturity and the anthropometric, physical and technical assessment of talent identified U16 Australian footballers.pdf" by Ashley Cripps

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Biological maturity and the anthropometric, physical and technical assessment of talent identified U16 Australian footballers.pdf

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching (2016)

Ashley Cripps, The University of Notre Dame Australia
Dr Christopher Joyce, The University of Notre Dame Australia
Dr Carl Woods, James Cook University Australia
Dr Luke Hopper, Edith Cowan University

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Abstract
This study compared biological maturation, anthropometric, physical and technical skill measures between talent andnon-talent identified junior Australian footballers. Players were recruited from the under 16 Western Australian Football
League and classified as talent (state representation; n=25, 15.70.3 y) or non-talent identified (non-state representation; n=25, 15.60.4 y). Players completed a battery of anthropometric, physical and technical skill assessments.
Maturity was estimated using years from peak height velocity calculations. Binary logistic regression was used to identifythe variables demonstrating the strongest association with the main effect of ‘status’. A receiver operating characteristiccurve was used to assess the level of discrimination provided by the strongest model. Talent identified under 16 playerswere biologically older, had greater stationary and dynamic leaps and superior handball skill when compared to their nontalentidentified counterparts. The strongest model of status included standing height, non-dominant dynamic vertical
jump and handball outcomes (AUC=83.4%, CI=72.1%–95.1%). Biological maturation influences anthropometric and
physical capacities that are advantageous for performance in Australian football; talent identification methods shouldfactor biological maturation as a confound in the search for junior players who are most likely to succeed in seniorcompetition.

Keywords

Growth,
peak height velocity,
skill,
youth sport

Disciplines

Sports Sciences

Publication Date

Winter July 1, 2016

DOI

10.1177/1747954117710507

Citation Information

Ashley Cripps, Christopher Joyce, Carl Woods and Luke Hopper. "Biological maturity and the anthropometric, physical and technical assessment of talent identified U16 Australian footballers.pdf" International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching Vol. 12 Iss. 3 (2016) p. 344 - 350
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ashley-cripps/5/