Professional paper
Secular changes in sport
Jan Borms
Abstract
Secular trends refer, in general, to changes in body size and other somatic characteristics, indicators of maturity, and motor performance over one or usually several decades. These changes may be positive, i.e. increases or accelerations, or they may be negative, i.e. decreases. The underlying causes of secular changes are not known but several hypotheses have been proposed. Specific populations, such as top athletes, have also shown secular increases in size, although these phenomena have been less studied, at least compared to other groups.
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Publication date:
20.12.2004.
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