Força explosiva em distintos estágios de maturação em jovens futebolistas das categorias infantil e juvenil

Abstract

The objective was to identify differences among maturity levels in explosive force. Sample of n = 150 boys footballers, aged between 14-17 years. For the maturation stage method was used to Tanner and the strength of lower limbs was used vertical jump tests. The descriptive statistical measures involved and to investigate differences between means in maturational stages was used the nonparametric Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis. In both categories, child and youth no significant differences in the levels of explosive force between maturational stages. Suggesting that the findings of this study can be explained by the reflection of training or selection practices for the sport, but more research should be conducted on this topic.