Effects of Age and Playing Position on Field-Based Physical Fitness Measures in Adolescent Female Netball Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Anthropometry
2.4. 505 Test
2.5. Twenty-Meter Sprint Test
2.6. Twenty-Meter Shuttle Run Test (20MSRT)
2.7. Countermovement Vertical Jump (CMJ)
2.8. Medicine Ball Chest Throw (MBCT)
2.9. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Effects of Age on Participant Characteristics and Performance
3.2. Effects of Playing Position on Participant Characteristics and Performance
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Age Group | Age Effects | ||||
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12 Years | 13 Years | 14 Years | 15 Years | ||
n | 88 | 87 | 79 | 49 | |
APHV (y) | 11.61 ± 0.47 | 11.79 ± 0.45 | 12.08 ± 0.39 | 12.42 ± 0.37 | |
Height (cm) | 159.99 ± 3.33 | 165.34 ± 3.18 | 170.94 ± 3.19 | 175.49 ± 3.50 | p < 0.001; partial η2 = 0.693 * |
Body mass (kg) | 52.34 ± 10.69 | 61.85 ± 10.19 | 73.86 ± 10.24 | 84.19 ± 11.24 | p < 0.001; partial η2 = 0.476 * |
n | 76 | 77 | 67 | 42 | |
CODS (s) | 2.81 ± 0.22 | 2.80 ± 0.21 | 2.77 ± 0.20 | 2.77 ± 0.24 | p = 0.706; partial η2 = 0.006 |
n | 79 | 81 | 70 | 44 | |
10 m sprint (s) | 2.05 ± 0.12 | 2.05 ± 0.12 | 2.03 ± 0.12 | 2.01 ± 0.13 | p = 0.409; partial η2 = 0.011 |
n | 79 | 81 | 70 | 44 | |
20 m sprint (s) | 3.62 ± 0.21 | 3.62 ± 0.21 | 3.57 ± 0.20 | 3.54 ± 0.23 | p = 0.218; partial η2 = 0.017 |
n | 82 | 80 | 72 | 48 | |
VO2max (ml·kg−1·min−1) | 36.57 ± 5.69 | 38.06 ± 5.39 | 37.60 ± 5.45 | 38.25 ± 5.97 | p = 0.284; partial η2 = 0.014 |
Playing Position | Position Effect | Age × Position Interaction | ||
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Non-Circle | Circle | |||
n | 163 | 140 | ||
APHV (y) | 12.10 ± 0.46 | 11.69 ± 0.49 | ||
Height (cm) | 167.53 ± 3.43 | 168.34 ± 3.31 | p = 0.046; η2 = 0.014 * | p = 0.966; partial η2 = 0.001 |
Body mass (kg) | 65.80 ± 11.02 | 70.33 ± 10.63 | p < 0.001; η2 = 0.040 * | p = 0.022; partial η2 = 0.032 * |
n | 136 | 126 | ||
CODS (s) | 2.77 ± 0.22 | 2.81 ± 0.21 | p = 0.172; η2 = 0.007 | p = 0.738; partial η2 = 0.005 |
n | 141 | 113 | ||
CMJ (cm) | 25.84 ± 5.12 | 25.05 ± 4.99 | p = 0.233; η2 = 0.006 | p = 0.579; partial η2 = 0.008 |
n | 151 | 130 | ||
MBCT (m) | 2.86 ± 0.61 | 2.75 ± 0.59 | p = 0.159; η2 = 0.007 | p = 0.668; partial η2 = 0.006 |
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Hackett, D.A.; Tran, D.L.; Way, K.L.; Sanders, R.H. Effects of Age and Playing Position on Field-Based Physical Fitness Measures in Adolescent Female Netball Players. Pediatr. Rep. 2024, 16, 77-87. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric16010008
Hackett DA, Tran DL, Way KL, Sanders RH. Effects of Age and Playing Position on Field-Based Physical Fitness Measures in Adolescent Female Netball Players. Pediatric Reports. 2024; 16(1):77-87. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric16010008
Chicago/Turabian StyleHackett, Daniel A., Derek L. Tran, Kimberley L. Way, and Ross H. Sanders. 2024. "Effects of Age and Playing Position on Field-Based Physical Fitness Measures in Adolescent Female Netball Players" Pediatric Reports 16, no. 1: 77-87. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric16010008