Growth, Somatic Maturation and Their Impact on Physical Health and Sports Performance / Francesco Campa, Gianpiero Greco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campa, Francesco, author.

Greco, Gianpiero, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical education and training.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages)

Place of Publication:

Basel : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, [2022]

Summary:

A total of 11 manuscripts focused on different topics related to youth and sports practice are published in this book. Three papers focus on aspects of physical performance, five papers provide innovative findings in relation to anthropometry and body composition features, one paper examines the difficulties in running online physical education classes in the context of COVID-19, and two focus on the influence of training strategies on muscle strength and blood pressure.

Contents:

About the Editors

Preface to "Growth, Somatic Maturation and Their Impact on Physical Health and Sports Performance"

Growth, Somatic Maturation, and Their Impact on Physical Health and Sports Performance: An Editorial

Variations of the Locomotor Profile, Sprinting, Change-of-Direction, and Jumping Performances in Youth Soccer Players: Interactions between Playing Positions and Age-Groups

Specific Physical Ability Prediction in Youth Basketball Players According to Playing Position

The Influence of Cultural Experiences on the Associations between Socio-Economic Status and Motor Performance as Well as Body Fat Percentage of Grade One Learners in Cape Town, South Africa

Somatotype Profiles of Montenegrin Karatekas: An Observational Study

Body Size Measurements and Physical Performance of Youth Female Judo Athletes with Differing Menarcheal Status

Analysis of Anthropometric and Body Composition Profile in Male and Female Traditional Rowers

Bioimpedance Vector Patterns according to Age and Handgrip Strength in Adolescent Male and Female Athletes

The Effects of Resistance Training on Blood Pressure in Preadolescents and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Difficulties of Online Physical Education Classes in Middle and High School and an Efficient Operation Plan to Address Them

Placing Greater Torque at Shorter or Longer Muscle Lengths? Effects of Cable vs. Barbell Preacher Curl Training on Muscular Strength and Hypertrophy in Young Adults.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (Worldcat, viewed March 25, 2023).