Identifying Key Factors for Predicting the Age at Peak Height Velocity in Preadolescent Team Sports Athletes Using Explainable Machine Learning

• Main Authors: Nikolaos-Orestis Retzepis (Author), Alexandra Avloniti (Author), Christos Kokkotis (Author), Maria Protopapa (Author), Theodoros Stampoulis (Author), Anastasia Gkachtsou (Author), Dimitris Pantazis (Author), Dimitris Balampanos (Author), Ilias Smilios (Author), Athanasios Chatzinikolaou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Maturation is a key factor in sports participation and often determines the young athletes' characterization as a talent. However, there is no evidence of practical models for understanding the factors that discriminate children according to maturity. Hence, this study aims to deepen the unders...