Performance and anthropometric characteristics of prospective elite junior Australian footballers : a case study in one junior team Veale, James P., Pearce, Alan J., Koehn, Stefan and Carlson, John S. 2008, Performance and anthropometric characteristics of prospective elite junior Australian footballers : a case study in one junior team, Journal of science and medicine in sport, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 227-230, doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2006.12.119. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Performance and anthropometric characteristics of prospective elite junior Australian footballers : a case study in one junior team Author(s) Veale, James P. Pearce, Alan J. Koehn, Stefan Carlson, John S. Journal name Journal of science and medicine in sport Volume number 11 Issue number 2 Start page 227 End page 230 Total pages 4 Publisher Elsevier Australia Place of publication Chatswood, N.S.W. Publication date 2008-04 ISSN 1440-2440 1878-1861 Keyword(s) Australian football performance testing anthropometry Summary The aim of the study was to compare anthropometric and physical performance data of players who were selected for a Victorian elite junior U18 Australian rules football squad. Prior to the selection of the final training squad, 54 players were assessed using a battery of standard anthropometric and physical performance tests. Multivariate analysis (MANOVA) showed significant (p < 0.05) differences between selected and non-selected players when height, mass, 20-m sprint, agility and vertical jump height were considered collectively. Univariate analysis revealed that the vertical jump was the only significant (p < 0.05) individual test and a near significant trend (p = 0.07) for height differentiating between selected and non-selected players with medium effect sizes for all other tests except endurance. In this elite junior football squad, physical characteristics can be observed that discriminate between players selected and non-selected, and demonstrates the value of physical fitness testing within the talent identification process of junior (16–18 years) players for squad and/or team selection. Based on MANOVA results, the findings from this study suggest team selection appeared to be related to a generally higher performance across the range of tests. Further, age was not a confounding variable as players selected tended to be younger than those non-selected. These findings reflect the general consensus that, in state-based junior competition, there is evidence of promoting overall player development, selecting those who are generally able to fulfil a range of positions and selecting players on their potential. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.jsams.2006.12.119 Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2007, Sports Medicine Australia Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30045195 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted 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. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 14 May 2012, 11:51:36 EST Tue, 10 Jul 2012, 12:21:29 EST Tue, 10 Jul 2012, 12:22:29 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 14:04:11 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 17:48:18 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 30 times in TR Web of Science Cited 31 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 216 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 14 May 2012, 11:51:36 EST