The importance of considering biological maturity when assessing physical fitness measures in girls and boys aged 10 to 16 years

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-65

  Jones, M A ^b   Hitchen, P J ^a   Stratton, G ^c  

^a Knowsley Community College   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033965981     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030144600282389     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. BAXTER-JONES, A. D. G., 1995, Growth and development of young athletes: should competition levels be age related? Sports Medicine, 20, 59-64.
2. BEUNEN, G. P., OSTYN, M., SIMONS, J., RENSON, R., and VAN GERVEN, D., 1981, Chronological age and biological age as related to physical fitness in boys 12 to 19 years. Annals of Human Biology, 8, 321-331.
3. BEUNEN, G. P., MALINA, R. M., LEFEVRE, J., CLAESSENS, A. L., RENSON, R., VANDEN EYNDE, B., and SIMONS, J., 1997, Skeletal maturation, somatic growth and physical fitness in girls aged 6-16 years. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 18, 413-419.
4. BOUCHARD, C., MALINA, R. M., HOLLMAN, W., and LEBLANC, C., 1976, Relationships between skeletal maturity and submaximal working capacity in boys 8 to 18 years. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 8, 186-190.
5. CAINE, D. J., and BROEKHOFF, J., 1987, Maturity assessment: a viable preventative measure against physical and psychological insult to the young athlete? Physician and Sports Medicine, 15, 67-80.
6. DUKE, P. M., LITT, I. F., and GROSS, R. T., 1980, Adolescents' self-assessment of sexual maturation. Pediatrics, 66, 918-920.
7. HEALTH EDUCATION AUTHORITY, 1998, Young and active? Policy framework for young people and health-enhancing physical activity. (London: Health Education Authority).
8. KATZMARZYK, P. T., MALINA, R. M., and BEUNEN, G. P., 1997, The contribution of biological maturation to the strength and motor fitness of children. Annals of Human Biology, 24, 493-505.
9. LEFEVRE, J., BEUNEN, G., STEENS, G., CLAESSENS, A., and RENSON, R., 1990, Motor performance during adolescence and age thirty as related to age at peak height velocity. Annals of Human Biology, 5, 423-435.
10. MAFULLI, M., 1996, Children in sport: Towards the year 2000. Sports Exercise and Injury, 63, 96-106.
11. MALINA, R. M., 1994, Physical growth and biological maturation of young athletes. Exercise and Sports Science Reviews, 22, 389-433.
12. MATSUDO, S. M. M., and MATSUDO, V. K. R., 1993, Physical fitness behaviour among girls at different levels of sexual maturation. Pediatric Exercise Science, Conference Abstracts, 5, 440.
13. MATSUDO, S. M. M., and MATSUDO, V. K. R., 1994, Self-assessment and physician assessment of sexual maturation in Brazilian boys and girls: concordance and reproducibility. American Journal of Human Biology, 6, 451-455.
14. PANGRAZI, R. P., and CORBIN, C. B., 1990, Age as a factor relating to physical fitness test performance. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 61, 410-414.
15. RIDDOCH, C. J., and BOREHAM, C. A. G., 1995, The health-related physical activity of children. Sports Medicine, 19, 86-102.
16. SAITO, M. T., 1984, Sexual maturation: Self-evaluation of the adolescent. Pediatrica, 6, 111-115.
17. nd ed (Oxford: Blackwell Scientific).
18. WHIELDON, D., 1978, Maturity sorting: new balance for young athletes? Physician and Sports Medicine, 6, 127-132.
19. WHITEHEAD, J. R., and CORBIN, C. B., 1991, Youth fitness testing: effects of percentile based evaluative feedback on intrinsic motivation. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 62, 225-231.
20. YANG, S., 1989, Effect of bone maturity on the morphology, function and work capacity of youngsters. Sports Science, 9, 24-29.