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Estimated annual increments in stature and weight among soccer players 11–18 years

Robert M. Malina
1, 2
,
Diogo V. Martinho
3, 4, 5
,
Tomas Oliveira
3
,
Jorge M. Celis-Moreno
4, 6
,
António J. Figueiredo
3, 4
,
Andre Seabra
7, 8
,
Jan M. Konarski
9
,
Sean P. Cumming
10
,
Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva
3, 4

  1. University of Texas at Austin, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, Austin, Texas, United States of America
  2. University of Louisville, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
  3. University of Coimbra, CIDAF (uid/04213), Coimbra, Portuga
  4. University of Coimbra, FCDEF, Coimbra, Portugal
  5. Interactive Technologies Institute, Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems, Funchal, Portugal
  6. University of Santo Tomas, Bogotá, Colombia
  7. Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Lisbon Portugal
  8. University of Porto, Faculty of Sport, CIAFEL, Porto, Portugal
  9. Poznań University of Physical Education, Sports Science, Poznań, Poland
  10. University of Bath, Department for Health, Bath, UK
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):151–160
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144294
Online publish date: 2024/10/23
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