Are Late-Born Young Soccer Players Less Mature Than Their Early-Born Peers, Although No Differences in Physical and Technical Performance Are Evident?

• Main Authors: Eduard Bezuglov (Author), Georgiy Malyakin (Author), Anton Emanov (Author), Grigory Malyshev (Author), Maria Shoshorina (Author), Evgeny Savin (Author), Artemii Lazarev (Author), Ryland Morgans (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of the study was to compare the status of somatic maturity, anthropometry, strength, speed, and soccer-specific technical skills of players from leading youth soccer academies born in different quarters of the same calendar year. A total of 678 young male soccer players from eight leading Ru...