Age and Competition

In general, the formation of competencies for both school and recreational athletics, particularly in children and adolescents was carried out from the chronological age (years) not taking into account for these biological age (maturity). In this way young people are associated with each other from their chronological age and, although the characterization on this scale may be biologically practice is also defective, causing errors at the time of the assessment and analysis.
The most reliable criterion for estimating the biological age is bone maturation although this research has the disadvantage of requiring sophisticated x-ray studies it is difficult to implement. Simpler methods such as measurements of body mass 2 times a year and observing the development of sexual characteristics (pubic hair in males, and the 1st menstruation in women) are more rapid and feasible controls.
Growth varies considerably in the kind of instances of young people the same age but with different evolutionary characteristics. This relates to a parameter called the maximum speed of growth (VMC). It can be said that the VMC is, on average, to 12 years for girls and 2 years later for boys. The accelerated growth in adolescence have a profound effect on physical performance, hence it is unfair to classify athletes according to their age. An individual who has developed fast can be found in the highest class, category leading athletic coaches and parents that it classified as a true sporting talent and after a short period of time in development compared with their peers, to check the falsity of such a thought and, furthermore, it can be traumatic for the athlete to see the esteem by their peers vanished.
The individual who mature early may be mistaken in choosing a discipline by virtue of its height and that really has a talent for which she never attempted another specialty in which the height is not an essential prerequisite. Therefore it is necessary to encourage children to not only be physically active but also to try many different sports.
In this order, then we must think of health and knowing that during growth there is a dissociation between bone formation and mineralization of the same. On the other hand commonly seen growing pains that have to do with the ends of long bones can have disastrous consequences if developed extreme work overload. Early specialization may not be conducive to intensified training; endurance races (marathon) is a typical source of tension as each step is a cumulative microtraumatismo therefore should be prohibited marathons in children and adolescents up to 17 years.
From this arises the importance of the methodology available to assess the degree of maturation of young athletes to be directed towards the practice of physical activity most suitable taking into account the need to induce a variety of exercises and take the time to specialize in appropriate.

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