Please cite this article in press as: Walaszek R, et al. Assessment of body posture with the Moire’s photogrammetric method in boys practising judo versus their non-sports-practising peers. Sci sports (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2018.08.009 ARTICLE IN PRESS +Model SCISPO-3269; No. of Pages 8 Science & Sports (2018) xxx, xxx—xxx Disponible en ligne sur ScienceDirect www.sciencedirect.com ORIGINAL ARTICLE Assessment of body posture with the Moire’s photogrammetric method in boys practising judo versus their non-sports-practising peers Évaluation de la posture par la méthode photogrammétrique de Moire de garc ¸ons suivant un entraînement en judo, comparativement à des garc ¸ons du même âge ne le suivant pas R. Walaszek a,* , S. Sterkowicz b , W. Chwala c , K. Sterkowicz-Przybycie´ n d , K. Burdacka e , M. Burdacki e a Section of Biological Regeneration of the University of Physical Education, Al. Jana Pawla II 78, 31-571 Cracow, Poland b Department of Theory of Sport and Kinesiology, Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Physical Education, Al. Jana Pawla II 78, 31-571 Cracow, Poland c Section of Biomechanics of the University of Physical Education, Al. Jana Pawla II 78, 31-571 Cracow, Poland d Department of Gymnastics and Dance, Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Physical Education, Al. Jana Pawla II 78, 31-571 Cracow, Poland e Department of Rehabilitation of the University of Physical Education, Al. Jana Pawla II 78, 31-571 Cracow, Poland Received 23 May 2017; accepted 7 August 2018 KEYWORDS Judo; Physical activity; Body posture; Photogrammetry; Children development Summary Objective. — Regular judo training may induce favourable developmental changes in body pos- ture of boys. The purpose of this work was to assess changes in body posture of 8-year-old boys training judo versus a control group in two repeated assessments. Methods. — The study included 73 boys aged 8. Thirty-six of them started judo training in sports clubs at the beginning of the school year (JU). The control group included 37 boys attending first and second classes of primary schools, selected at random (NT). Body posture was assessed ∗ Corresponding author. E-mail address: robertwalaszek63@gmail.com (R. Walaszek). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2018.08.009 0765-1597/© 2018 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.