the study aimed to describe the maturational stage, physical growth and
physical performance of young soccer players aged between 15 and 19 years old
belonging to the base categories of the Tocantinópolis Esporte Clube in the city of
Tocantinópolis in the state of Tocantins. Methods: It is characterized as a study with a
quantitative approach, of the descriptive type. The sample was comprised of 50 young
athletes athletes. Meeting the following inclusion criteria for students: age group
between 15 and 19 years old, male. The instruments used were the Structured
Questionnaire, Tanner's Maturation Stage (1980), Height, Scope Body Mass, Flexibility,
Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Strength/Abdominal Endurance, Lower-limb Explosive
Strength, Agility, Speed. Ethical procedures were adopted to carry out the research,
such as: the research was only carried out after the soccer club authorized it by signing
the consent letter, the students were previously informed about the objectives and
procedures to be adopted and only those who were authorized by the guardians
through the signing of the consent form participated, as well as the permission granted
by the student through the assent letter. Results: About 40% indicated level 3 for pubic
hair and 48% indicated level 4 for sexual organ maturational development according to
Tanner (1980); in relation to physical fitness tests. The body mass of the young athletes
had an average of just over 60 kilos and a BMI of 21.3, which are values considered
normal, according to the WHO (2007), taking into account sex and age, the explosive
strength of the lower limbs was greater than 190 centimeters on average, the wingspan
had an average of just over 170 centimeters and the average agility of the volunteers in
this research was around 6 seconds, the young players obtained an average above
1,072 meters in the aerobic resistance test, reaching an average around 27 centimeters
in the flexibility test. Conclusion: Most Tocantinópolis Esporte Clube athletes have
good levels of height and span, medium explosive strength of lower limbs, good levels
of cardiorespiratory fitness and good flexibility, the levels of agility and speed are good,
the maturational level of young athletes, was positively associated with flexibility and
cardiorespiratory endurance.
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