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Introduction: It is known that in several cases the Chronological Age does not match the Biological Age (IB), and that in the process of Selection of Sporting Talents the more advanced the IB, the more advantages in relation to the neuromuscular performance of the athletes due to the improvement of the musculoskeletal system. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the correlation between BI and lower limbs muscular power in football athletes.  Materials and Methods: A transversal study with a sample of sixteen male athletes (age: 13.35±0.90) where they were submitted to an anthropometric evaluation and a vertical jump test. Anthropometric data were used to estimate skeletal age, while the vertical jump test was used to evaluate the power of MMII. Results: The study indicated Positive Correlation between IB and Lower Limbs Power (r: 0.675; 95% CI :0.269; 0.877; p=0.004) identifying that advancing IB contributed 45% (mean contribution) to Lower Limbs Power (r2: 0.455; F(1.0):11.7; β: 1.83; 95% CI β: 0.68; 2.98; p=0.004). Discussion: The results suggest that the more advanced the biological maturation, greater will be the muscle power of lower limbs in young football players, contributing 45% to their performance. Conclusion: Thus, advancing Biological Age is positively related to lower limb power performance in male football players. Therefore, it is suggested that athletes with advanced BI have a higher level of muscle power compared to their peers in delayed or synchronized BI stages.

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