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Methods: This study included 502 male participants: 291 soccer players (age: 13 \u00b1 2 years; height: 158 \u00b1 17 cm; weight: 50.6 \u00b1 12 kg) and 211 non-athletes (age: 13 \u00b1 2 years; height: 158.3 \u00b1 11 cm; weight: 50.5 \u00b1 21 kg). The participants were categorized into four age groups: 11, 12, 13, and 14 years. Using a scoliometer, the primary (A) and secondary (B) ATR measurements were recorded and categorized into subgroups of 0\u20132, 3\u20135, and \u22656 degrees. A Chi-square test and a Mann\u2013Whitney U-test were employed to analyze the raw data. Results: In soccer players, a significant association was found between the DL and primary ATR (p &lt; 0.001). Conversely, non-athletes exhibited a significant association between the DL and secondary ATR only (p &lt; 0.05). No significant differences were observed in the anthropometric characteristics and ATR for the 11-year-old boys (p &gt; 0.05). For the 12-year-old boys, there was a significant difference in the ATR-A region (p &lt; 0.01). For the 13-year-olds, significant differences were found in height, ATR-A region, ATR-B side, ATR-B region, and ATR-B degrees (p &lt; 0.05). The 14-year-old soccer players demonstrated significant differences in ATR metrics compared with non-athletes in the same age group (p &lt; 0.01). Conclusions: The results indicate that older adolescent soccer players exhibited a higher ATR tendency compared to non-athletes. This suggests that daily soccer training and DL usage contribute to increase postural asymmetries and physical development variations in adolescence. 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