Soccer training programme improved the body composition of pre‐adolescent boys and increased their satisfaction with their body image

Rinaldo, Natascia; Zaccagni, Luciana; Gualdi‐Russo, Emanuela

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“…A decrease in %F from 11 to 12 years in boys was reported also in the study of Temfemo et al [53]. With regard to the effect of training, significant changes in body composition with a decrease in %F and an increase in FFM were observed in both children who played sports and in overweight and obese children after a training intervention [54][55][56]. In particular, according to a Danish study [57], children engaged in sports club activities (especially ball games) show healthier body composition compared to children not active in sports clubs.…”

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Effects of Anthropometric Growth and Basketball Experience on Physical Performance in Pre-Adolescent Male Players

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Toselli

Gualdi‐Russo

et al. 2020

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During pre-adolescence, several variables connected to growth and weight status could influence physical performance and technical skills. This study aims to assess the influence of growth-related anthropometric changes, weight status, and basketball experience on physical performance in pre-adolescent basketball players. The sample consisted of 50 male basketball players (12.2 ± 0.4 years-old) included in the U-13 category. Anthropometric characteristics were collected using standard procedures. Physical performance was evaluated by 20 m Dash, T-test, squat jump, countermovement jump, and medicine ball throw. In order to assess growth-related changes, we conducted two surveys within a 10-week time span. Student’s t-test was used to compare the data collected in the two surveys and multiple regression analyses were performed to assess the effects of growth, weight status, and basketball experience on performance. After 10 weeks there was a significant increase in FFM (Fat-Free Mass) and a significant decrease in fat parameters. Moreover, between the two surveys, all motor tests significantly improved. The results of linear regression models showed that changes in %F (percentage of body fat) were significantly associated with speed and agility, while handgrip strength and weight status were associated with upper limb explosive strength. Basketball experience was a significant predictor of all three motor tests. In conclusion, body composition changes, years of experience, and weight status influenced physical performance and players’ motor skills ability, especially speed, agility, and upper limb explosive strength.

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Effects of Anthropometric Growth and Basketball Experience on Physical Performance in Pre-Adolescent Male Players

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“…The higher FAI scores are shown in the extreme weight status categories in both males and females. Recent studies demonstrate the importance of PA and sport practice in body image perception in children and adolescents: indeed, sport participation is related to less negative body image and to an increase in awareness of one's own body [65][66][67].…”

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Body Image Perception and Body Composition in Early Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study of an Italian Cohort

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Grigoletto²,

Zaccagni

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Background: Adolescence is a period of life in which students face physical and psychological changes that can destabilise them, and that is characterised by specific health and developmental needs and rights. The aim of this study was to evaluate the longitudinal association between anthropometric, weight status, body composition changes, and body image perception, keeping into account sex and maturity differences in adolescents. Methods: A sample of 134 children (64 males and 70 females) attending secondary school in the Emilia Romagna region (northern Italy) have been followed longitudinally for three consecutive years. Sports practice was assessed by questionnaire, and maturity status was detected. Anthropometric measurements, body composition, and body image perception were carried out. The discrepancy between the actual figure and the ideal figure was used to determine the degree of body image dissatisfaction, while improper perception of weight status was evaluated by means of Feel weight status minus Actual weight status Inconsistency (FAI).Results: A high percentage of the sample (about 90% in both sexes) practiced sport during the three years. In males, since they were approaching the PHV, leg length growth was prevalent. In females, height increment was lower than the one observed in males, such as the sitting height increment was higher than that of leg length. Connected with sexual dimorphism is also the trend of skinfold thicknesses, which generally showed a decrease in males and increase in females during the three years. Percentage of body fat followed the same trend. In both sex, body image perception did not show significant variations with age, and FAI score indicated no inconsistency in weight status perception. A difference in the perception of body image was observed in subjects of different weight status categories in each class. Conclusions: As demonstrated by the present study, the body image perception did not seem to change with age, but associations were found between body image perception and weight status. Monitoring perception in young adolescents, as well as taking into account their maturity and weight status is a priority to prevent nutritional disorders.

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“…Luis Gracia‐Marco comments on the findings . Readers may also be interested in the paper by Natascia Rinaldo et al, who found that a 12‐week soccer training programme improved the body composition of pre‐adolescent boys and increased their satisfaction with their body image .…”

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Soccer training programme improved the body composition of pre‐adolescent boys and increased their satisfaction with their body image

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Effects of Anthropometric Growth and Basketball Experience on Physical Performance in Pre-Adolescent Male Players

Effects of Anthropometric Growth and Basketball Experience on Physical Performance in Pre-Adolescent Male Players

Body Image Perception and Body Composition in Early Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study of an Italian Cohort

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