Anthropometric Characterization and Physical Performance by Age and Biological Maturation in Young Tennis Players

Pablo Luna-Villouta, Marcelo Paredes-Arias, Carol Flores-Rivera, Claudio Hernández-Mosqueira, Ricardo Souza de Carvalho, César Faúndez-Casanova, Jaime Vásquez-Gómez and Rodrigo Vargas-Vitoria
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Pablo Luna-Villouta: Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Pedagogía en Educación Física, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción 4030000, Chile
Marcelo Paredes-Arias: Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Pedagogía en Educación Física, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción 4030000, Chile
Carol Flores-Rivera: Facultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Andrés Bello, Concepción 4030000, Chile
Claudio Hernández-Mosqueira: Departamento de Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, Chile
Ricardo Souza de Carvalho: Facultad de Educación, Pedagogía en Educación Física, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3460000, Chile
César Faúndez-Casanova: Facultad de Educación, Pedagogía en Educación Física, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3460000, Chile
Jaime Vásquez-Gómez: Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule (CIEAM), Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3460000, Chile
Rodrigo Vargas-Vitoria: Facultad de Educación, Pedagogía en Educación Física, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3460000, Chile

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 20, 1-12

Abstract: The objective was to analyze anthropometric and physical performance variables as a function of chronological age and biological maturity in young Chilean tennis players. The study was observational, cross-sectional, with descriptive and analytical characteristics. Eighty-seven tennis players were evaluated (58 men 15.1 ± 0.8 years and 29 women, 15.3 ± 0.8 years). The measured anthropometric variables were a sprint test of 20m; a modified agility test; a sit-and-reach test and shoulder flexibility; manual grip strength; horizontal jump in feet; a medicine ball throw; a countermovement vertical jump; an abalakov vertical jump and a 20-m shuttle-run test. The growth velocity acceleration peak (APHV), skeletal muscle mass and fat mass were calculated, R 2 and standard error of estimate (SEE) were examined. The results show that chronological age explained the anthropometric variables between 1 and 23% in men and 1 and 29% in women; by biological age, variables were explained between 3 and 53% in men and 2 and 42% in women. Of the physical performance variables, chronological age described between 2 and 24% of them in men and 1 and 29% in women; the same were explained by biological age between 1 and 19% in men and 1 and 26% in women. We conclude that anthropometric variables showed a better relationship with biological age, except for volume of fat tissue, while physical performance variables showed low association with both biological and chronological age.

Keywords: maturation; physical performance; anthropometry; tennis; young boys (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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