Romann, Michael

Hutmacher, Nicole; Busch, Jasmin D.; Rüeger, Eva; Romann, Michael; Eichelberger, Patric (2024). Reliability of Two Recently Developed Procedures Assessing Biological Maturity by Ultrasound Imaging: A Pilot Study Children, 11(3), p. 326. MDPI 10.3390/children11030326

Born, Dennis; Rüeger, Eva; Beaven, C Martyn; Romann, Michael (2022). Comparing cross-sectional and longitudinal tracking to establish percentile data and assess performance progression in swimmers. Scientific Reports, 12(1), p. 10292. Springer 10.1038/s41598-022-13837-3

Born, Dennis; Lomax, Ishbel; Rüeger, Eva; Romann, Michael (2022). Normative data and percentile curves for long-term athlete development in swimming Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 25(3), pp. 266-271. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jsams.2021.10.002

Born, Dennis; Romann, Michael; Stöggl, Thomas (2022). Start Fast, Swim Faster, Turn Fastest: Section Analyses and Normative Data for Individual Medley. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 21(2), pp. 233-244. Department of Sports Medicine Medical Faculty of Uludag University 10.52082/jssm.2022.233

Born, Dennis; Stäcker, Ina; Romann, Michael; Stöggl, Thomas (2022). Competition age: does it matter for swimmers? BMC Research Notes, 15(1), pp. 1-7. Springer 10.1186/s13104-022-05969-6

Hogan, Clorinda; Abbott, Shaun; Halaki, Mark; Torres Castiglioni, Marcela; Yamauchi, Goshi; Mitchell, Lachlan; Salter, James; Romann, Michael; Cobley, Stephen (2022). Maturation-based Corrective Adjustment Procedures (Mat-CAPs) in youth swimming: Evidence for restricted age-group application in females. PLoS One, 17(10), e0275797. Public Library of Science (PLoS) 10.1371/journal.pone.0275797

Lüdin, Dennis; Donath, Lars; Cobley, Stephen; Mann, David; Romann, Michael (2022). Player-labelling as a solution to overcome maturation selection biases in youth football. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40(14), pp. 1641-1647. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/02640414.2022.2099077

Born, Dennis; Schönfelder, Michel; Logan, Oliver; Olstad, Björn Harald; Romann, Michael (2022). Performance Development of European Swimmers Across the Olympic Cycle. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4, p. 894066. Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fspor.2022.894066

Gonjo, Tomohiro; Polach, Marek; Olstad, Björn Harald; Romann, Michael; Born, Dennis (2022). Differences in Race Characteristics between World-Class Individual-Medley and Stroke-Specialist Swimmers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), p. 13578. MDPI 10.3390/ijerph192013578

Javet, Marie; Frohlich, Stefan; Brühin, Björn; Frey, Walter O.; Romann, Michael; Sporri, Jörg (2022). Swiss-Ski Power Test Results in Youth Competitive Alpine Skiers Are Associated With Biological Maturation and Skiing Performance International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 17(6), pp. 961-968. Human Kinetics 10.1123/ijspp.2021-0184

Rüeger, Eva; Hutmacher, Nicole; Eichelberger, Patric; Löcherbach, Claus; Albrecht, Silvia; Romann, Michael (2022). Ultrasound Imaging-Based Methods for Assessing Biological Maturity during Adolescence and Possible Application in Youth Sport: A Scoping Review Children, 9(12), p. 1985. 10.3390/children9121985

Born, Dennis; Rüeger, Eva; Müller, Sebastian; Buck, Markus; Burkhardt, David; Romann, Michael (October 2021). Normwerte und Benchmarks: wer schwimmt wann, wie schnell, in welchem Event? In: Magglinger Trainertagung 2021. Swiss Olympic

Born, Dennis; Kuger, Joris; Polach, Marek; Romann, Michael (2021). Start and turn performances of elite male swimmers: benchmarks and underlying mechanisms Sports Biomechanics, 23(4), pp. 484-502. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/14763141.2021.1872693

Romann, Michael; Javet, Marie; Cobley, Stephen; Born, Dennis-Peter (2021). How relative age effects associate with football players' market values: indicators of losing talent and wasting money Sports, 9(7), pp. 1-8. MDPI 10.3390/sports9070099

Lüdin, Dennis; Donath, Lars; Cobley, Stephen; Romann, Michael (2021). Effect of bio-banding on physiological and technical-tactical key performance indicators in youth elite soccer European Journal of Sport Science, 22(11), pp. 1659-1667. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/17461391.2021.1974100

Abbott, Shaun; Hogan, Clorinda; Torres Castiglioni, Marcela; Yamauchi, Goshi; Mitchell, Lachlan J.G.; Salter, James; Romann, Michael; Cobley, Stephen (2021). Maturity-related developmental inequalities in age-group swimming: the testing of ‘Mat-CAPs’ for their removal Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24(4), pp. 397-404. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.10.003

Born, Dennis; Kuger, Joris; Polach, Marek; Romann, Michael (2021). Turn fast and win: the importance of acyclic phases in top-elite female swimmers Sports, 9(9), pp. 1-12. MDPI 10.3390/sports9090122

Abbott, Shaun; Torres Castiglioni, Marcela; Cobley, Stephen; Halaki, Mark; Hogan, Clorinda; Mitchell, Lachlan J.G; Romann, Michael; Salter, James; Yamauchi, Goshi (2021). Removing maturational influences from female youth swimming: the application of corrective adjustment procedures Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 24(S1), p. 38. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jsams.2021.09.098

Hintermann, Mirjam; Born, Dennis; Fuchslocher, Jörg; Kern, Raphael; Romann, Michael (2021). How to improve technical and tactical actions of dominant and non-dominant players in children’s football? PLoS One, 16(7), pp. 1-13. Public Library of Science (PLoS) 10.1371/journal.pone.0254900

Born, Dennis; Stöggl, Thomas; Petrov, Arpad; Burkhardt, David; Lüthy, Fabian; Romann, Michael (2020). Analysis of Freestyle Swimming Sprint Start Performance After Maximal Strength and Vertical Jump Training in Competitive Female and Male Junior Swimmers Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(2), pp. 323-331. 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003390

Born, Dennis-Peter; Lomax, Ishbel; Romann, Michael (2020). Variation in competition performance, number of races, and age: Long-term athlete development in elite female swimmers PLoS One, 15(11), pp. 1-14. Public Library of Science (PLoS) 10.1371/journal.pone.0242442

Born, Dennis; Lomax, Ishbel; Horvath, Stephan; Meisser, Elena; Seidenschwarz, Philipp; Burkhardt, David; Romann, Michael (2020). Competition-Based Success Factors During the Talent Pathway of Elite Male Swimmers Sports and Active Living, 2(589938) Frontiers 10.3389/fspor.2020.589938

Cobley, Stephen; Abbott, Shaun; Moulds, Kylie; Hogan, Clorinda; Romann, Michael (2020). Re-balancing the Relative Age Effect Scales: Meta-analytical Trends, Causes, and Corrective Adjustment Procedures as a Solution In: Dixon, Jess C; Horton, Sean; Chittle, Laura; Baker, Joe (eds.) Relative Age Effects in Sport. New York: Taylor & Francis

Cobley, Stephen; Romann, Michael; Javet, Marie; Abbott, Shaun; Lovell, Ric (2020). The Shifting Sands of Time: Maturation and Athlete Development In: Baker, Joseph; Cobley, Stephen; Schorer, Jörg (eds.) Talent Identification and Development in Sport. New York: Taylor & Francis

Abbott, Shaun; Moulds, Kylie; Salter, James; Romann, Michael; Edwards, Lucy; Cobley, Stephen (2020). Testing the application of corrective adjustment procedures for removal of relative age effects in female youth swimming Journal of Sports Sciences, 38(10), pp. 1077-1084. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/02640414.2020.1741956

Leyhr, Daniel; Murr, Dennis; Basten, Lajos; Eichler, Katrin; Hauser, Thomas; Lüdin, Dennis; Romann, Michael; Sardo, Giuseppe; Höner, Oliver (2020). Biological Maturity Status in Elite Youth Soccer Players: A Comparison of Pragmatic Diagnostics With Magnetic Resonance Imaging Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2, p. 587861. Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fspor.2020.587861

Romann, Michael; Lüdin, Dennis; Born, Dennis-Peter (2020). Bio-banding in junior soccer players: a pilot study. BMC Research Notes, 13(1), pp. 1-5. Springer 10.1186/s13104-020-05083-5

Rüeger, Eva; Hintermann, Mirjam; Kern, Raphael; Faude, Oliver (2020). Origins of Relative Age Effects in Youth Football - A Nationwide Analysis Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2, p. 591072. Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fspor.2020.591072

Steidl-Müller, Lisa; Hildebrandt, Carolin; Niedermeier, Martin; Müller, Erich; Romann, Michael; Javet, Marie; Brühin, Björn; Raschner, Christian (2020). Biological Maturity Status, Anthropometric Percentiles, and Core Flexion to Extension Strength Ratio as Possible Traumatic and Overuse Injury Risk Factors in Youth Alpine Ski Racers: A Four-Year Prospective Study Applied Sciences, 10(21), pp. 1-14. MDPI 10.3390/app10217623

Brühin, Björn; Janssen, Rowie JF; Guillaume, Sebastien; Gander, Mara; Oberle, Felix; Lorenzetti, Silvio; Romann, Michael (2020). Giant Slalom: Analysis of Course Setting, Steepness and Performance of Different Age Groups - A Pilot Study Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2, p. 107. Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fspor.2020.00107

Rüeger, Eva; Hintermann, Mirjam; Romann, Michael; Kern, Raphael (2020). Hürden beim Vereinseintritt Bundesamt für Sport BASPO

Hintermann, Mirjam; Fuchslocher, Jörg; Romann, Michael; Born, Dennis; Walker, Joy Lara; Kern, Raphael; Müller, Dominik (2020). Play more football: Kleinfeldspiele im Vormarsch Bundesamt für Sport BASPO

Lüdin, Dennis; Born, Dennis-Peter; Javet, Marie; Hintermann, Mirjam; Kern, Raphael; Romann, Michael (2019). Bio-banding in youth elite soccer players: a pilot study In: Bunc, Václav; Tsolakidis, Elias K. (eds.) 24th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (p. 132). Köln: European College of Sport Science

Romann, Michael (2019). Innate talent is adaptable: comment on Baker & Wattie Current Issues in Sport Science, 4(105) https://doi.org/10.15203/CISS_2019.105

Franchi, Martino V; Brühin, Björn; Romann, Michael; Frey, Walter O; Spörri, Jörg; Ellenberger, Lynn; Javet, Marie (2019). Maximal eccentric hamstrings strength in competitive alpine skiers: cross-sectional observations from youth to elite level Frontiers in Psychology Frontiers

Cobley, Stephen; Shaun, Abbott; John, Eisenhuth; James, Salter; Drew, McGregor; Romann, Michael (2019). Removing relative age effects from youth swimming: The development and testing of corrective adjustment procedures Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22(6), pp. 735-740. Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2018.12.013

Born, Dennis-Peter; Javet, Marie; Hintermann, Mirjam; Brunner, Stefan; Kern, Raphael; Fuchslocher, Jörg; Romann, Michael (18 September 2018). Bessere Talententwicklung im Nachwuchsfussball mobilesport.ch Bundesamt für Sport BASPO

Born, Dennis; Petrov, Arpad; Lüthy, Fabian; Burkhardt, David; Romann, Michael (2018). Wer schwer hebt, startet schnell: Zusammenhang zwischen Kraftfähigkeit und Startleistung im Schwimmen In: Magglinger Trainertagung 2018. Magglingen, Schweiz. 23.-24. Okt. 2018.

Cobley, Stephen; Abbott, Shaun; Dogramaci, Sera; Kable, Adam; Salter, Jamie; Hintermann, Mirjam; Romann, Michael (2018). Transient relative age effects across annual age groups in national level Australian swimming Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21(8), pp. 839-845. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jsams.2017.12.008

Smith, Kristy L.; Weir, Patricia L.; Till, Kevin; Romann, Michael; Cobley, Stephen (2018). Relative age effects across and within female sport contexts: a systematic review and meta-analysis Sports Medicine, 48(6), pp. 1451-1478. Springer 10.1007/s40279-018-0890-8

Romann, Michael; Rössler, Roland; Javet, Marie; Faude, Oliver (2018). Relative age effects in Swiss talent development: A nationwide analysis of all sports Journal of Sports Sciences, 36(17), pp. 2025-2031. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/02640414.2018.1432964

Romann, Michael; Javet, Marie; Fuchslocher, Jörg (2017). Coaches’ eye as a valid method to assess biological maturation in youth elite soccer Journal of Talent Development and Excellence, 9(1), pp. 3-13. International Research Association for Talent & Excellence

Smith, Kristy L.; Weir, Patricia; Till, Kevin; Romann, Michael; Cobley, Stephen (2017). Relative age effects in female sport contexts: a systematic review and meta-analysis of data (1984-2016) Journal of Exercise, Movement, and Sport, 49(1), pp. 1-10. SCAPPS

Javet, Marie; Gross, Thomy; Anliker, Benjamin; Bruhin, Björn; Romann, Michael (2017). Waren erfolgreiche Ski Alpin Athleten im Nachwuchs besser als die nicht erfolgreichen Athleten im Swiss-Ski Power Test? In: Magglinger Trainertagung 2017. Magglingen, Schweiz. 24.-25. Okt. 2017.

Romann, Michael; Rössler, Roland; Javet, Marie; Faude, Oliver (2017). Relative age effects in Swiss talent development: a national analysis of all sports In: Ferrauti, Alexander (ed.) 22nd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science. Bochum, Dortmund, Duisburg-Essen. 5.-8. Jul. 2017.

Fuchslocher, Jörg; Romann, Michael; Birrer, Daniel; Baer, Christof; Müller, Lea; Pürro, Dominik; Egli, David; Zuber, Claudia; Moser, Heinz; Gertschen, Reto; Rüdisüli-Laurent, Ralph; Heyer, Louis (2016). Manual Talentidentifikation und -selektion Magglingen; Ittigen b.Bern: Bundesamt für Sport BASPO; Swiss Olympic

Romann, Michael; Fuchslocher, Jörg; Grandjean, Nadine; Gulbin, Jason P.; Javet, Marie; Moser, Heinz; Prince, Laurent (2016). Nachwuchsförderung und Talentselektion im Schweizer Fussball Leistungssport, 46(1), pp. 12-15. Philippka Sportverlag

Takacs, Simon; Romann, Michael (2016). Selection of the oldest: relative age effects in the UEFA Youth League Journal of Talent Development and Excellence, 8(2), pp. 41-51. International Research Association for Talent & Excellence

Romann, Michael; Fuchslocher, Jörg (2016). Assessment of skeletal age on the basis of DXA-derived hand scans in elite youth soccer Research in Sports Medicine, 24(3), pp. 185-196. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/15438627.2016.1191490

Romann, Michael; Takacs, Simon; Javet, Marie (2016). Selection of the oldest: relative age effects in the UEFA Youth League In: Baca, Arnold (ed.) 21st Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science. Wien. 6.-9. Jul. 2016.

Romann, Michael; Cobley, Stephen (2015). Relative Age Effects in Athletic Sprinting and Corrective Adjustments as a Solution for Their Removal PLoS One, 10(4), pp. 1-12. Public Library of Science (PLoS) 10.1371/journal.pone.0122988

Romann, Michael; Fuchslocher, Jörg (2015). Validation of digit-length ratio (2D:4D) assessments on the basis of DXA-derived hand scans BMC Medical Imaging, 15(1), pp. 1-6. BioMed Central 10.1186/s12880-015-0042-7

Romann, Michael; Fuchslocher, Jörg (2015). Subjective coach assessment of biological maturation in elite youth soccer In: Radman, Aage (ed.) 20th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science. Malmö, Schweden. 24.-27. Jun. 2015.

Romann, Michael; Fuchslocher, Jörg (2014). The Need to Consider Relative Age Effects in Women's Talent Development Process Perceptual and Motor Skills, 118(3), pp. 651-662. Sage 10.2466/30.10.PMS.118k24w8

Romann, Michael; Fuchslocher, Jörg (2014). Survival and Success of the Relatively Oldest in Swiss Youth Skiing Competition International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 9(2), pp. 347-356. Sage 10.1260/1747-9541.9.2.347

Romann, Michael; Fuchslocher, Jörg (2013). Pilotstudie zur Bestimmung des biologischen Entwicklungsstands (Unpublished). In: 5. Jahrestagung der SGS. Basel. 14.-15 Feb. 2013.

Romann, Michael; Fuchslocher, Jörg (2013). Can coaches classify biological maturation of under-16 elite ice hockey players? (Unpublished). In: Trainerherbsttagung. Magglingen. 06.-07. Nov. 2013.

Fuchslocher, Jörg; Romann, Michael; Gulbin, Jason P. (2013). Strategies to Support Developing Talent Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Sportmedizin und Sporttraumatologie, 61(4), pp. 10-14. Rubmedia

Romann, Michael; Fuchslocher, Jörg (2013). Relative age effects in Swiss junior soccer and their relationship with playing position European Journal of Sport Science, 13(4), pp. 356-363. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/17461391.2011.635699

Romann, Michael; Fuchslocher, Jörg (2013). Influences of player nationality, playing position, and height on relative age effects at women's under-17 FIFA World Cup Journal of Sports Sciences, 31(1), pp. 32-40. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/02640414.2012.718442

Fuchslocher, Jörg; Romann, Michael; Rüdisüli, Ralph; Birrer, Daniel; Hollenstein, Cornel (2011). Das Talentselektionsinstrument PISTE: wie die Schweiz Nachwuchsathleten auswählt Leistungssport, 41(4), pp. 22-27. Philippka

Romann, Michael; Fuchslocher, Jörg (2011). Influence of the selection level, age and playing position on relative age effects in Swiss women’s soccer Talent Development & Excellence, 3(2), pp. 239-247. International Research Association for Talent Development & Excellence

Meyer, Ursina; Romann, Michael; Zahner, Lukas; Schindler, Christian; Puder, Jardena J.; Kraenzlin, Marius; Rizzoli, Rene; Kriemler, Susi (2011). Effect of a general school-based physical activity intervention on bone mineral content and density: a cluster-randomized controlled trial Bone, 48(4), pp. 792-797. Elsevier 10.1016/j.bone.2010.11.018