Physiological and anthropometric characteristics of starters and non-starters and playing positions in elite Australian Rules football: A case study

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 333-345

  Young, W B ^a   Newton, R U ^b   Doyle, T L A ^b   Chapman, D ^b   Cormack, S ^c   Stewart, C ^c   Dawson, B ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c West Coast Eagles Football Club   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ENDURANCE; FITNESS; FOOTBALL; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JUMPING; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RUNNING; SKINFOLD; VELOCITY;

EID: 27644507351     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1440-2440(05)80044-1     Document Type: Article

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