The contribution of anthropometric characteristics to performance scores in elite female gymnasts

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 355-360

  Claessens, A L ^a,c   Lefevre, J ^a   Beunen, G ^a   Malina, R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Fac of Phys Educ and Physiother   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Females; Gymnastic performance; Maturation; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOMATOTYPES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033369453     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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