Test performance indicators from a single soccer specific fitness test differentiate between highly trained and recreationally active soccer players

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-20

  Edwards, A M ^a   MacFadyen, A M ^a   Clark, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Madejski Stadium ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Physical fitness; Soccer, Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; EXHAUSTION; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOGGING; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RUNNING; SINGLE SOCCER SPECIFIC FITNESS TEST; SPORTS MEDICINE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING; SOCCER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037367494     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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