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Body composition was determined using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and resting energy expenditure (kcal\/day) was measured using a Cosmed Quark RMR indirect calorimeter. Muscle strength was assessed using a handgrip dynamometer to measure grip strength.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p>We studied 189 boys (mean body mass 58.4\u00a0\u00b1\u00a016.1\u00a0kg; mean height 166.9\u00a0\u00b1\u00a014.5 cm) divided by field position: attackers (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a043), defenders (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a070), goalkeepers (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a021), and midfielders (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a055). Significant between-position differences were observed in age, body mass, height, body mass index (BMI), grip strength (GS), lean mass, fat mass, bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), and resting energy expenditure (REE). Body mass differed between attackers and goalkeepers (51.3 <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic> 73.3 kg) and defenders and goalkeepers (58.7 <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic> 73.3 kg). Goalkeepers had the highest body mass. REE measured by indirect calorimetry differed between attackers and goalkeepers (1,729 <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic> 2,088 kcal\/day).<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p>These results allow for determining favorable parameters for each position on the field for young football players.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.7717\/peerj.19860","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,29]],"date-time":"2025-08-29T08:17:28Z","timestamp":1756455448000},"page":"e19860","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Analysis of selected variables in body composition, upper limb strength, and resting energy expenditure among youth soccer players: insights based on field position"],"prefix":"10.7717","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Edyta","family":"\u0141uszczki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences and Psychology, Medical College, University of Rzesz\u00f3w, Rzesz\u00f3w, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna","family":"Bartosiewicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences and Psychology, Medical College, University of Rzesz\u00f3w, Rzesz\u00f3w, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katarzyna","family":"Dere\u0144","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences and Psychology, Medical College, University of Rzesz\u00f3w, Rzesz\u00f3w, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pawe\u0142","family":"Jagielski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nutrition and Drug Research, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krak\u00f3w, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrzej","family":"\u0141ukasik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences and Psychology, Medical College, University of Rzesz\u00f3w, Rzesz\u00f3w, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"4443","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,29]]},"reference":[{"issue":"11","key":"10.7717\/peerj.19860\/ref-1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1969","DOI":"10.1249\/mss.0b013e31814fb3e3","article-title":"The influence of carbohydrate-electrolyte ingestion on soccer skill performance","volume":"39","author":"Ali","year":"2007","journal-title":"Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise"},{"issue":"5","key":"10.7717\/peerj.19860\/ref-2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"681","DOI":"10.1123\/ijspp.2018-0520","article-title":"Assessment of energy expenditure of a professional goalkeeper from the english premier league using the doubly labeled water method","volume":"14","author":"Anderson","year":"2019","journal-title":"International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance"},{"key":"10.7717\/peerj.19860\/ref-3","first-page":"1","article-title":"The physiology of soccer\u2013with special reference to intense intermittent exercise","volume":"619","author":"Bangsbo","year":"1994","journal-title":"Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 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