What is it about?
Human body growth means structural changes of human body, whereas development means its functional changes. The initial intention of this research was to study the influence of different sports in bodily growth of the youth.
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Why is it important?
Children and adolescent sportsmen grow in a manner similar to non-sportsmen. Much of the variation in body size is associated with selective or exclusionary criteria of some sports and with variation in rate of biological maturation. On the other hand, training is a significant factor affecting body composition, performance, and physiological parameters. This finding would imply that some of the variations between different athletes represent an interaction between individual characteristics and selective considerations for sports participation. Good organized physical activities may stimulate release of several hormones that have impact on the growth and protein synthesis.
Perspectives
As conclusion of this study, could be a fact that even though human bodily growth is above 90% controlled by genetic factor, if external factor acts in sensible and intensive phase of bodily growth, its effect may be very important
PhD Agron M Rexhepi
Institute of Sports Anthropology
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This page is a summary of: Differences in Bodily Growth Between Young Footballers and Basketball Players, International Journal of Morphology, June 2010, SciELO Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica (CONICYT),
DOI: 10.4067/s0717-95022010000200014.
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