Body Size of Children and Adolescents from Sports Schools in the Municipality of Neiva-Huilla-Colombia
Our study suggested (i) more competition for sports selection among boys, likely too much selection emphasis on body size among the youngest children, and (ii) reduced competition for sports selection among young adolescents, particularly girls.
Authors
- Luís Miguel Massuça (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8786-3498)
- Kevin Norton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0973-7012)
- José David López-Laiseca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7900-6872)
Institutions
- University of South Australia (AU)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Higher Institute of Police Sciences and Homeland Security (PT)
- Universidade Lusófona (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13110371
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88