Applied physiology of tennis performance

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 381-385

  Kovacs, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGILITY; FATIGUE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; STRENGTH; TENNIS; TRAINING; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PLIABILITY; TENNIS;

EID: 33646372450     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.023309     Document Type: Review

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