Physical fitness and performance in talented & untalented young Chinese soccer players

Sports performance is a complex process that involves many factors, including ethnic and racial differences. China’s youth soccer is in a process of constant development, although information about the characteristics of its players and their methodological systems is scarce. The aim of this retrosp...

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Autores: Irurtia, Alfredo, Torres-Mestre, Víctor M., Cebrián-Ponce, Álex, Carrasco-Marginet, Marta, Altarriba-Bartes, Albert, Vives-Usón, Marc, Cos, Francesc, Castizo-Olier, Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:20.500.12367/2487
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12367/2487
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Training
Long-term
Talent identification
Team sport
Multivariate analysis
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Sumario:Sports performance is a complex process that involves many factors, including ethnic and racial differences. China’s youth soccer is in a process of constant development, although information about the characteristics of its players and their methodological systems is scarce. The aim of this retrospective study was to characterize the physical fitness and the competitive performance of 722 Chinese players of three sports categories (8.0–9.9, 10.0–11.9 and 12.0–13.9 years), who were classified by their coaches as talented (n = 204) or untalented (n = 518). Players were assessed for anthropometry (body height, body mass, body mass index), lung capacity (Forced Vital Capacity), jumping performance (Squat Jump, Countermovement Jump and Abalakov tests), sprinting performance (10 m and 30 m Sprint tests), agility performance (Repeated Side-Step test) and flexibility (Sit & Reach test). [...]