ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Growth and Maturity Status of Female Soccer Players: A Narrative Review.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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- Effect of Plyometric Training on Vertical Jump Height in Pre-Peak Height Velocity Boys and Girls Aged 9-11 Years.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- The Muscle-Bone Unit in Male Elite Soccer Players Aged 14-19.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Effect of In-Season Plyometric Training and Biological Maturation on Development of Slow and Fast Stretch-Shortening Cycle Function in Youth Female Soccer Players.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Associations Between Bone Age, Body Composition and Physical Performance in Icelandic 12-Year-Old Female Soccer Players.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- A Longitudinal Assessment of the Impact of Biological Maturity and Menarche on Adolescents' Organized Sport and Physical Activity Participation.Journal of adolescence · 2025Article
- Skeletal Maturity in Adolescence: Evaluating Bone Development and Age Metrics.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Biological maturity but not relative age biases exist in female international youth soccer players relative to the general population.Biology of sport · 2025Article
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- Relative age effect across the talent identification process of youth female soccer players in the United States: Influence of birth year, position, biological maturation, and skill level.Biology of sport · 2024Article
- Seasonal Variation and the Effect of the Transition Period on Physical Fitness Parameters in Youth Female Soccer Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Relationships between bone age, physical performance, and motor coordination among adolescent male and female athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
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- Body surface area is a predictor of maturity status in school children and adolescents.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Comparison of the External Load in Training Sessions and Official Matches in Female Football: A Case Report.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Associations between biological maturity level, match locomotion, and physical capacities in youth male soccer players.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2022Article
- Deconstructing stereotypes: Stature, match-playing time, and performance in elite Women's World Cup soccer.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
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Abstract
Reported mean ages, heights and weights of female soccer players aged <19 years in 161 studies spanning the years 1992-2020 were extracted from the literature or calculated from data available to the authors; 35 studies spanning the years 1981-2020 also included an indicator of biological maturation. Heights and weights were plotted relative to U.S. reference data. Preece-Baines Model 1 was fitted to moving averages to estimate ages at peak velocity. Maturity indicators included skeletal age, pubertal status, age at menarche, percentage of predicted adult height and predicted maturity offset. Heights and weights showed negligible secular variation across the time interval. Heights were slightly above or approximated the reference medians through 14 years old and then varied between the medians and 75th percentiles through 18 years old. Weights were above the reference medians from 9 to 18 years old. Mean ages at menarche ranged from 12.7 to 13.0 years. The trend in heights and weights suggested the persistence and/or selection of taller and heavier players during adolescence, while estimated age at peak height velocity (PHV) and ages at menarche were within the range of mean ages in European and North American samples. Data for skeletal and sexual maturity status were limited; predicted maturity offset increased linearly with mean ages and heights at prediction.
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