LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF DISTANCE AND ANNUAL INCREASE CURVES AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGE OF MAXIMUM INCREMENT IN HEIGHT AMONG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES

A longitudinal study was conducted to determine the physical maturity characteristics of athletes engaged in the following extracurricular sports activities over the three-year junior high school period: basketball (N=40), baseball (N=130), volleyball (N=54), soccer (N=86) and a non-athletic group (...

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Veröffentlicht in:Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 1996/02/01, Vol.45(1), pp.127-139
Hauptverfasser: MINO, TSUTOMU, NARIYAMA, KOICHI
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A longitudinal study was conducted to determine the physical maturity characteristics of athletes engaged in the following extracurricular sports activities over the three-year junior high school period: basketball (N=40), baseball (N=130), volleyball (N=54), soccer (N=86) and a non-athletic group (N=37) which did not participate in sports. Each athlete's maturity was determined from the age of maximum increment in height (MIA) of each individual. Longitudinal stature measurements were recorded annually in April for 12 years period from 6 to 18 years of age. The study yielded the following results: 1. The MIA distributions of all the sporting groups were distinctly larger than that of the non-athletic group, increasing with each chronological age step on the distance curve and annual increase in height curve. The MIA mean value for the soccer group was significantly higher (P
ISSN:0039-906X
1881-4751
DOI:10.7600/jspfsm1949.45.127