Anthropometric and Physical Performance of Youth Handball Players: The Role of the Relative Age

Abstract: Background: The relative age effect is essential throughout all of the talent selection processes in sports, especially during adolescence, which leaves fewer athletes within each cohort that are born late in the selected year. The aim of the present study was to examine the role of relati...

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Autores: Camacho-Cardenosa, Alba, Camacho-Cardenosa, Marta, González-Custodio, Adrián, Martínez-Guardado, Ismael, Timón, Rafael, Olcina, Guillermo, Brazo-Sayavera, Javier
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad Loyola Andalucía
Repositorio:Brújula
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Palabra clave:Birth date distribution
Team sport
Youth sports
Development
Dropout
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spelling Anthropometric and Physical Performance of Youth Handball Players: The Role of the Relative AgeCamacho-Cardenosa, AlbaCamacho-Cardenosa, MartaGonzález-Custodio, AdriánMartínez-Guardado, IsmaelTimón, RafaelOlcina, GuillermoBrazo-Sayavera, JavierBirth date distributionTeam sportYouth sportsDevelopmentDropoutAbstract: Background: The relative age effect is essential throughout all of the talent selection processes in sports, especially during adolescence, which leaves fewer athletes within each cohort that are born late in the selected year. The aim of the present study was to examine the role of relative age in anthropometric and physical performance characteristics of youth handball players by gender. Methods: The sample that was selected included 47 participants (male n = 23, female n = 24). The data collection included anthropometric, body compositions parameters, and physical performance levels. Results: There was a significantly higher representation of players in the first semester in comparison with the second semester, for all of the gender groups, except for the selected male players. In males, statistically significant differences were found in height, sitting height, weight, wingspan, arm and leg circumferences, and in throws speed (in support and in suspension) between those players that were born in the first and second semester. Conclusion: The results confirmed an effect of relative age in the players born in 2002 that were selected to participate in the Spanish Championship, which was different for males and females. In spite of this effect, which only appeared in females, significant differences in the anthropometric and physical conditions appeared in the male players.2018info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12412/5593reponame:Brújulainstname:Universidad Loyola AndalucíaInglésThis research was funded by the Government of Extremadura: GAEDAF Research Group, under Grant GR15020, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports, under Grant FPU15/00450 and FPU15/00452.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uloyola.es:20.500.12412/55932026-06-24T12:48:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Anthropometric and Physical Performance of Youth Handball Players: The Role of the Relative Age
title Anthropometric and Physical Performance of Youth Handball Players: The Role of the Relative Age
spellingShingle Anthropometric and Physical Performance of Youth Handball Players: The Role of the Relative Age
Camacho-Cardenosa, Alba
Birth date distribution
Team sport
Youth sports
Development
Dropout
title_short Anthropometric and Physical Performance of Youth Handball Players: The Role of the Relative Age
title_full Anthropometric and Physical Performance of Youth Handball Players: The Role of the Relative Age
title_fullStr Anthropometric and Physical Performance of Youth Handball Players: The Role of the Relative Age
title_full_unstemmed Anthropometric and Physical Performance of Youth Handball Players: The Role of the Relative Age
title_sort Anthropometric and Physical Performance of Youth Handball Players: The Role of the Relative Age
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Camacho-Cardenosa, Alba
Camacho-Cardenosa, Marta
González-Custodio, Adrián
Martínez-Guardado, Ismael
Timón, Rafael
Olcina, Guillermo
Brazo-Sayavera, Javier
author Camacho-Cardenosa, Alba
author_facet Camacho-Cardenosa, Alba
Camacho-Cardenosa, Marta
González-Custodio, Adrián
Martínez-Guardado, Ismael
Timón, Rafael
Olcina, Guillermo
Brazo-Sayavera, Javier
author_role author
author2 Camacho-Cardenosa, Marta
González-Custodio, Adrián
Martínez-Guardado, Ismael
Timón, Rafael
Olcina, Guillermo
Brazo-Sayavera, Javier
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Birth date distribution
Team sport
Youth sports
Development
Dropout
topic Birth date distribution
Team sport
Youth sports
Development
Dropout
description Abstract: Background: The relative age effect is essential throughout all of the talent selection processes in sports, especially during adolescence, which leaves fewer athletes within each cohort that are born late in the selected year. The aim of the present study was to examine the role of relative age in anthropometric and physical performance characteristics of youth handball players by gender. Methods: The sample that was selected included 47 participants (male n = 23, female n = 24). The data collection included anthropometric, body compositions parameters, and physical performance levels. Results: There was a significantly higher representation of players in the first semester in comparison with the second semester, for all of the gender groups, except for the selected male players. In males, statistically significant differences were found in height, sitting height, weight, wingspan, arm and leg circumferences, and in throws speed (in support and in suspension) between those players that were born in the first and second semester. Conclusion: The results confirmed an effect of relative age in the players born in 2002 that were selected to participate in the Spanish Championship, which was different for males and females. In spite of this effect, which only appeared in females, significant differences in the anthropometric and physical conditions appeared in the male players.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv This research was funded by the Government of Extremadura: GAEDAF Research Group, under Grant GR15020, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports, under Grant FPU15/00450 and FPU15/00452.
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