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Maturity, Physical Ability, Technical Skill And Coaches' Perception Of Semi-Elite Adolescent Australian Footballers, A Cripps, L Hopper, C Joyce
Maturity, Physical Ability, Technical Skill And Coaches' Perception Of Semi-Elite Adolescent Australian Footballers, A Cripps, L Hopper, C Joyce
Christopher Joyce
Purpose: To confirm the effect of maturational differences on anthropometric and physical testing and explore the effect of maturation on technical skill and coaches’ perceptions of skill in adolescent Australian footballers.
Methods: Athletes were recruited from a semi-elite under 16 competition (n = 94, age 15.7 ± 0.3 years) and completed anthropometric, physical, and technical skill tests. Coaches from each team provided subjective ratings of athletes’ technical skills. Maturation groups were derived from years from peak height velocity estimates, with classifications either later, average or earlier maturing.
Results: Effect size comparisons revealed very large to moderate effects between groups for …