Characteristics of youth soccer players who drop out, persist or move up

In this study, we compared the growth, maturity status, functional capacity, sport-specific skill, and goal orientation of 159 male soccer players, aged 11-12 (n = 87) and 13-14 years (n = 72) years, who at follow-up 2 years later discontinued participation (dropout), continued at the same standard...

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Main Author: Figueiredo, António J. (author)
Other Authors: Gonçalves, Carlos E. (author), Silva, Manuel J. Coelho e (author), Malina, Robert M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/11147
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/11147