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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 312-317Publisher
GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1323729
Keywords
young athletes; sport skill; Yo-Yo IE2; sprint performance; ball control
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- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/44702/2008]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/44702/2008] Funding Source: FCT
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Anthropometric characteristics, physical fitness and technical skills of under-19 (U19) soccer players were compared by competitive level (elite, n = 95; non-elite, n = 85) and playing position (goalkeeper, central defender, fullback, midfield, forward). Fitness tests included 5- and 30-m sprints, agility, squat jump (SJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ), strength and Yo-Yo intermittent endurance test level 2 (Yo-Yo IE2). Soccer-specific skills included ball control and dribbling. Independent of position, elite players presented more hours of training per year than non-elite players (d > 1.2). Stature and body mass discriminated elite from non-elite players among goalkeepers and central defenders (d > 0.6). Major differences were noted between elite and non-elite goalkeepers for SJ, CMJ, Yo-Yo IE2, and ball control (d > 1.2). Elite central defenders performed better than their non-elite counterparts in SJ and ball control tests (d > 1.2). Elite players presented better agility and Yo-Yo IE2 performances than non-elite players within all positional roles (d > 0.6). In conclusion, U19 players differed in anthropometric characteristics, physical fitness and technical skills by competitive level within field positions.
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