Comparison of physical and performance characteristics of NCAA division I football players: 1987 and 2000

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 286-291

  Secora, Craig A ^a   Latin, Richard W ^b   Berg, Kris E ^b   Noble, John M ^b  

^a Westside Community Schools   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Longitudinal study; Vertical jump power

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; JUMPING; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; STRENGTH; VELOCITY;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REFERENCE VALUES; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 2942512805     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-12852.1     Document Type: Article

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