Selection of young soccer players in terms of anthropometric and physiological factors

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Gil, S ^a   Ruiz, F ^b   Irazusta, A ^b   Gil, J ^b   Irazusta, J ^b  

^a Basque Inst of Physical Education   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Data of birth; Development; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOCCER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34247365484     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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