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March 27, 2024Pediatric Exercise Science

Normative Reference Centiles for Sprint Performance in High-Level Youth Soccer Players: The Need to Consider Biological Maturity

Ludwig Ruf Stefan Altmann Christian U.A. Kloss Sascha Härtel

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Abstract

To compute reference centiles for 5- and 30-m sprint times relative to chronological and skeletal age in youth soccer players. Subsequently, to compare individual's sprint performance scores derived from the chronological and skeletal age reference centiles.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e721f4b6db64358769b354 https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2023-0186

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