Predictive ability of anthropometry and maturation parameters

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Francis E. Holway
Guillermo Guerci
We aimed to establish which anthropometric and maturity offset parameters correlate
with rowing ergometer performance in a sample of 114 adolescent, rowing-inexperienced
boys and girls. Results showed high correlations between body mass and performance, but
these reduced when body mass was scaled to account for increased on-water drag resistance.
Height, leg length and arm span remained moderately correlated after size-adjustment in boys,
but not in girls. Anthropometric maturity offset showed a high correlation with performance,
but decreased with size-adjustment. Final height estimation revealed that few of these
adolescents would reach the height of elite open-weight competitors.
© 2011 Consell Català de l’Esport. Generalitat de Catalunya. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.
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Holway, Francis E.; and Guerci, Guillermo. “Predictive ability of anthropometry and maturation parameters”. Apunts: Medicina de l’esport, vol.VOL 47, no. 175, pp. 99-104, https://raco.cat/index.php/Apunts/article/view/258820.
Author Biography

Francis E. Holway, Club Atlético River Plate (Buenos Aires)

Departamento de Medicina Aplicada a los Deportes