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Biological Maturity And The Anthropometric, Physical And Technical Assessment Of Talent Identified U16 Australian Footballers.Pdf, Ashley Cripps, Christopher Joyce, Carl Woods, Luke Hopper
Biological Maturity And The Anthropometric, Physical And Technical Assessment Of Talent Identified U16 Australian Footballers.Pdf, Ashley Cripps, Christopher Joyce, Carl Woods, Luke Hopper
Ashley Cripps
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 …
Coaches’ Perceptions Of Long-Term Potential Are Biased By Maturational Variation, Ashley Cripps, Luke Hopper, Christopher Joyce
Coaches’ Perceptions Of Long-Term Potential Are Biased By Maturational Variation, Ashley Cripps, Luke Hopper, Christopher Joyce
Ashley Cripps
Talent identification and development programs seek to recognise and promote athletes with long-term potential in aparticular sport. Coaches involved in these programs are often required to make inclusion or exclusion decisions based on their perceptions of an athlete’s long-term potential. However, biological maturity can influence physical capabilities ofadolescent athletes and may bias coaches’ perceptions of long-term potential. This study explored the relationshipbetween coaches’ perceptions of long-term potential and variations in athlete’s biological maturity. Talented adolescent
male Australian footballers (n=264) from nine different teams were recruited to provide basic anthropometric information
for estimates of biological maturity. Coaches from each team were …