Towlson, Chris and Salter, Jay and Enright, K.J. and Harper, Liam D and Page, R and Malone, James J. (2020) Maturity-associated considerations for training load, injury risk, and physical performance within youth soccer: One size does not fit all. Journal of Sport and Health Science. ISSN 2095-2546
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Abstract
Biological maturation can be defined as the timing and tempo of progress to achieve a mature state. The estimation of age of peak height velocity (PHV) or percentage of final estimated adult stature attainment (%EASA) is typically used to inform the training process in young athletes. In youth soccer, maturity-related changes in anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics are diverse among individuals, particularly around PHV. During this time, players are also at an increased risk of sustaining an overuse or growth-related injury. As a result, the implementation of training interventions can be challenging. The purpose of this review is to (1) highlight and discuss many of the methods that can be used to estimate maturation in the applied setting and (2) discuss the implications of manipulating training load around PHV on physical development and injury risk. We also have provided key stakeholders with a practical online tool for estimating player maturation status (see online supplementary maturity estimation tool(s)). Whilst estimating maturity using predictive equations is useful in guiding the training process, practitioners should be aware of its limitations. To increase the accuracy and usefulness of data, it is also vital that sports scientists implement reliable testing protocols at predetermined time-points.
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| Additional Information and Comments: | © 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Shanghai University of Sport. The final version of this article has been published in the Journal of Sport and Health Science under a Creative Commmons License. Available online at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095254620301198 |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculty of Human and Digital Sciences > School of Health and Sport Sciences |
| Depositing User: | James Malone |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Sep 2020 08:54 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Sep 2020 08:54 |
| URI: | https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/3148 |
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