Talent identification and development in soccer is often biased by maturation-related differences of young athletes. However, there no information available about success rates for youth maturing at different tempos to achieve elite adult soccer. The purposes this study were determine the prevalence maturational groups among boys playing soccer, track them competence performance. A prospective cohort design was used follow 55, 14-year-old Serbian Division I over eight years. At age 14,...

Purpose: This study compared the effects of skill-based and plyometric conditioning (both performed in addition to regular volleyball training twice a week for 12 wk) on fitness parameters female junior players. Methods: The participants [ n = 47; age: 16.6 (0.6) y; mass: 59.4 (8.1) kg; height: 175.1 (3.0) cm] were randomized into ( 13), 17), control 17) groups. variables included body height, mass, calf girth, skinfold, corrected countermovement jump, 20-m-sprint, medicine ball toss,...

Abstract Background Injury among soccer referees is rarely studied, especially with regard to differences in the quality level of refereeing. Additionally, we have found no study that has reported injury occurrence during official physical fitness testing for referees. The aim this was investigate frequency, type and consequences match-related fitness-testing related injuries different competitive levels. Methods We studied 342 (all males; mean age 32.9 ± 5.02 years). retrospective, a...

Although agility is an important quality in basketball, factors associated with basketball specific pre-planned-agility (change-of-direction-speed, CODS) and non-planned-agility (reactive agility, RA) are rarely investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate relationship between anthropometric motor indices basketball-specific CODS RA male players high performance level.We tested 88 high-level (height: 194.62±8.09 cm; body mass: 89.13±10.81 kg; age: 21.12±3.47 years). sample randomly...

Physical literacy (PL) is theorized to be an important determinant of physical fitness (PF) and activity levels (PALs), but studies have rarely examined possible correlations between PL, PF, PAL in preadolescent children. This study aimed evaluate age-specific gender-specific the affective cognitive domains PL (PLAC), preadolescents. Additionally, test–retest reliability applied PF tests was examined. The participants were 107 children (9 11 years age; 53 girls). Apart from gender school age...

Though adolescence is recognised as a critical period for smoking prevention, there lack of research focused on this issue in Kosovo. The aim study has been to examine the gender-specific factors influence (predictors) among adolescents Pristina, Kosovo.The sample comprised 1002 at age 17-18 (366 boys, 636 girls), all whom were school's 12th grade. predictors included sociodemographic variables, familial (i.e.,parental) monitoring, parents' educational background, and sport-related factors....

Substance use and misuse (SUM) in adolescence is a significant public health problem the extent to which adolescents exhibit SUM behaviors differs across ethnicity. This study aimed explore ethnicity-specific gender-specific associations among sports factors, familial personal satisfaction with physical appearance (i.e., covariates) sample of from Federation Bosnia Herzegovina. In this cross-sectional participants were 1742 (17-18 years age) Herzegovina who their last year high school...

Background: Endurance training (ET) and resistance (RT) are known to be effective in improving anthropometric/body composition lipid panel indicators, but there is an evident lack of studies on differential effects these two forms physical exercise (PE). This study aimed evaluate the 8-week ET RT among young adult women. Methods: Participants were women (n = 57; age: 23 ± 3 years; initial body height: 165 6 cm; mass: 66.79 7.23 kg; BMI: 24.37 2.57 kg/m2) divided into group 20), 19),...

The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted professional football in the 2019/2020 season, and experts anticipate that consequences of lockdown measures will negatively affect physical performance players once competition restarts. This study aimed to evaluate position-specific match running (MRP) determine effect lockdowns on players. Players’ MRPs (n = 124) were observed matches before after season highest level national Croatia classified according player position: central defenders (CD; n 42),...

The awareness of the importance physical literacy (PL) is globally increasing; however, knowledge applicability PL measurement tools in southeastern Europe limited. aim this study was to evaluate reliability and validity translated versions CAPL-2 PLAYself questionnaires 9- 11-year-old elementary school children from Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro. participants were 303 (141 girls; all 9 11 years age) Croatia (n = 71), Herzegovina 162), Montenegro 70), enrolled regular school....

There is an evident lack of research simultaneously investigating endurance training (ET) and resistance (RT) with regard to their potential influence on fitness health status in young women. This study aimed determine the effects RT ET three times a week over eight-week period anthropometric/body composition indices, blood pressure (BP), muscular apparently healthy women who participated self-preferred program. The sample participants comprised 57 (23.9 ± 3.08 years, 165.5 5.8 cm, 66.8 7.2...

Objectives: Anthropometric traits are closely related to health improvement as well motor skills, psychological and sociological development. Therefore, the aim of this study was investigate differences in anthropometric high school students trend changes among them. Methods: The parameters including weight, height body mass index (BMI) were measured 60 male female students, aged 17 ± 0.5 years. Descriptive statistics t-independent test used analyze data. Results: results suggested that...

Although dietary nucleotides have been determined to be required for normal immune function, there is limited direct interventional evidence confirming performance-enhancing effects of sublingual in humans. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial was conducted evaluate the effect (50 mg/day) administered 14 days thirty young healthy physically active males, on endurance performance and responses. Fasting white blood cell count, natural killer cells (NKC) number, NKC cytotoxic...

Endurance training (ET) has multiple beneficial effects on cardiovascular health (CVH), but there is an evident lack of knowledge differential various types ET indices CVH in women. The aim this study was to analyse the effectiveness two different changes indicators apparently healthy adult sample included 58 women (24 ± 3 years; height: 165 6 cm, mass: 66.7 7.2 kg, BMI: 24.3 2.5 kg/m2, at baseline) divided into one control non-exercising group (n = 19), and exercising experimental groups...

SUMMARY Technical, tactical and physiological demands of water polo players that once were standard are no longer current. The advancement in the total approach to this discipline, from players’, coaches’ also scientific standpoint, have led establishing new principles now actual team sport. relationship morphological characteristics specific mo tor abilities represents one important traits a player profile elite polo. main aim study was examine define relationships among anthropometrical...

Good knowledge of functions and specific features a muscular system enables working with athletes in facilitated, more professional, quality safer manner as well solving issues regarding qualitative use during the training process. Knowledge features, legality skeletal muscles their setting grounds for different hypotheses when issue is athletic sports, top performances which we find answers. Accordingly, mentioned marks crucial every subject whose work related to sports. Only proper active...