WHY PUBERTY RATING IS MANDATORY FOR GROWTH MONITORING OF  A PERI-PUBERTAL CHILD ATHLETE?

Meritorious Professor Dr. Syed Arif Kamal

Meritorious Professor Dr. Syed Arif Kamal Founding Project Director, the NGDS Pilot Project and Ex-Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Karachi, PO Box 8423, Karachi 75270, Pakistan

Abstract

Pubertal development affects child growth in terms of leveling of height velocity of the child and appearance of puberty-induced energy-channelization (energy-channelization III), in which a temporary drop in CDC percentile-of-height is associated with a gain in CDC percentile-of-mass. Puberty represents additional puberty-induced growth, which accelerates up to the age at peak velocity. After that it decelerates until the growth ends.