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The aim of this study was evaluate the anthropometric parameters and motor skills of football players in a youth category. Methods: 35 Athletes were evaluated from the city of Curitiba, all the participants had a history of superior training of two years with the frequency of training been 5 days a week, while been submitted to anthropometric evaluations (body weight, height and body fat percentages), maturity through their peak speed, motor speed, speed (10m to 30m), agility (Illinois), power (horizontal jump), and VO2Max (Yo-Yo IRT1). Results: in relation to the anthropometric characteristics, neuromuscular and metabolism, there were no significant differences noticed in relation to the player™ positions. When a comparison was made with the peak growth (non mature and mature), the mature athletes presented superior results compared to the non mature athletes, while the anthropometric indicators, body weight (p<0.001), height (p<0.001), lean body mass (p<0.001), horizontal jump performance (p<0.001). Conclusion: considering the different player positions, the results of the current study demonstrated that there is no significant statistical differences between anthropometrics and motor performances of the evaluated athletes, however, when compared to maturation, there where differences in anthropometric and motor variations.

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