The effect of bio-banding on the anthropometric, physical fitness and functional movement characteristics of academy soccer players

• Calum MacMaster,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1580-3792

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• Matt Portas,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations The English Football Association, St Georges Park, Burton Upton Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, School of Health and Science, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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• Guy Parkin,

  Roles Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Pro Football Support, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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• Sean Cumming,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

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• Chris Wilcox,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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• Christopher Towlson

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: c.towlson@hull.ac.uk

  Affiliation Department of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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