School-Age Talent Identification in Female Handball by a Mathematical Model: Equation Proposed from Anthropometry, Maturity Offset, Fitness and Technical Field-Tests

• Published in: Research quarterly for exercise and sport Vol. 95; no. 4; pp. 1002 - 1010
• Main Authors: Caporal, Guilherme, Gaya, Adroaldo C. A., Pedretti, Augusto, Mello, Júlio B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Routledge 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Anthropometry - methods; Aptitude; Athletic Performance - physiology; Brazil; Collective sports; Female; girls; Humans; Models, Theoretical; Motor Skills - physiology; Muscle Strength - physiology; physical fitness; Physical Fitness - physiology; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; Sports - physiology; sports talent; youth; Brazil; Collective sports; sports talent; girls; physical fitness; youth

The present study aimed to identify parameters that best discriminate between high-level and scholar-level players for the Brazilian 13-14-year-old girl's handball and propose a mathematical model to identify sports talent for handball. The sample was made up of all available handball players c...