Anthropometric and physical fitness comparisons between Australian and Qatari male sport school athletes Hoffman, Daniel, Robertson, Sam, Bourdon, Pitre, Douglas, Andrew and Gastin, Paul 2018, Anthropometric and physical fitness comparisons between Australian and Qatari male sport school athletes, Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.5812/asjsm.59620. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads gastin-anthropometricand-2018.pdf Published version application/pdf 483.23KB 58 Title Anthropometric and physical fitness comparisons between Australian and Qatari male sport school athletes Author(s) Hoffman, Daniel orcid.org/0000-0002-5147-5829 Robertson, Sam Bourdon, Pitre Douglas, Andrew Gastin, Paul orcid.org/0000-0003-2320-7875 Journal name Asian Journal of Sports Medicine Volume number 9 Issue number 3 Article ID e59620 Start page 1 End page 8 Total pages 8 Publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences Press Place of publication Tehran, Iran Publication date 2018-09 ISSN 2008-000X 2008-7209 Keyword(s) student-athlete body size physical fitness biological maturity sport Summary Background: The increasing focus on international sporting success has led to many countries introducing sport schools and academies. Limited empirical evidence exists that directly compares student-athletes from different continents. This study investigated whether male Australian and Qatari student-athletes differ in anthropometry, physical fitness and biological maturity. Methods: 150 male student-athletes (72 Qatari, 78 Australian; age = 11.8-18.6 y) completed a fitness testing session involving anthropometric (standing height, sitting height, leg length, body mass, peak height velocity (PHV) measures) and physical capacity (40 m sprint, countermovement jump (CMJ), predicted maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) tests. Differences were assessed using a one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), effect size (Cohen’s d) and regression coefficients. Results: The Australian student-athletes possessed a greater standing height and body mass (P < 0.01) at their age at PHV (APHV) and had an increased rate of leg length development (P < 0.05) in contrast to the sitting height of the Qataris (P < 0.01). The Qatari student-athletes had significantly (P < 0.01) faster 40 m sprint times (mean±SD: 5.88±0.53 vs 6.19±0.44 s) and greater CMJ heights (36.9 ± 7.2 vs 34.0 ± 6.0 cm) than their Australian counterparts. Although not statistically different, the Qatari student-athletes also matured earlier (APHV: d = 0.35) and had greater aerobic power results (predicted VO2max: d = 0.22). Conclusions: Despite lower stature and body mass values, Qatari student-athletes exhibited physical fitness ascendancy over their Australian counterparts. Language eng DOI 10.5812/asjsm.59620 Field of Research 1106 Human Movement And Sports Science HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2018, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30114015 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (open access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 05 Oct 2018, 13:29:46 EST Fri, 05 Oct 2018, 14:13:56 EST Mon, 08 Oct 2018, 15:32:43 EST Tue, 23 Oct 2018, 05:03:18 EST Tue, 23 Oct 2018, 10:13:01 EST Tue, 23 Oct 2018, 10:17:08 EST Tue, 23 Oct 2018, 10:46:19 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 160 Abstract Views, 60 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 08 Oct 2018, 15:32:43 EST

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