title: [Pre-and post-pubertal rhythmic gymnastics athletes' physical qualities].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Identifying and comparinge the physical qualities of Brazilian athletes and practitioners of rhythmic gymnastics.
  
  
  METHODS
  125 Brazilian athletes and rhythmic gymnasts practitioners of Rhythmic Gymnastics fromaged 7 to 25 years- old were evaluated. They were divided into the following categories: Different competitive levels (international, national and regional) and pre- and post- menarche practitioners. The protocols used were: Burpee (coordination), Sargent jJump test, and gGoniometry (flexibility). This was a cross-sectional, comparative delineation sStudy with a transverse cut and comparative delineation. Descriptive statistics, and inferencialinferential analysianalysiss were estimated. The and ANOVA were usedwas applied. Tukey's Afterwards the post hoc Tuckey test was then applied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results were: Burpee international level=20.,0±0.,8; national level=18.,3±2.,7; regional level=18.,9±1.,9; pre- menarche=13.,7±3.,2 and post- menarche=16.,2±3.,8; vertical high- international level=40.,1±2.,7 cm; national level= 38.,0±4.,3 cm; regional level=35.,1±3.,5 cm; pre- menarche= 25.,2±7.,4 cm and post- menarche=35.,4±6.,6 cm; leg goniometry: international level =180.,0±00.,0; national level =146.,9±13.,93; regional level=147.,1±10.,75; pre- menarche=135.,80±22.,62 and pPost- menarche=141.,0±23.,09; and back goniometry: international level=33.,3±5.,69; national level=38.,3±13.,82; regional level=36.,5±11.,84; pre- menarche=48.,7±12.,80 and post- menarche=48.,8±12.,30.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Significant statistical differences were found between the different categories in regarding the all the variables between the different categories.
authors.affiliation: Universidade of Trás-os-Montes e Alto D'ouro-UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal. lucianasmenezes@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Luciana de Souza
authors.initials: Lde S
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: Jefferson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Novaes
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernandes-Filho
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054874:Athletic Performance; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006173:Gymnastics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D055815:Young Adult