Relative age and fast tracking of elite Major junior ice hockey players

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 702-706

  Sherar, Lauren B ^a   Bruner, Mark W ^a   Munroe Chandler, Krista J ^b   Baxter Jones, Adam D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPORT; STATISTICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; APTITUDE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SEASONS;

EID: 34547249271     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.104.3.702-706     Document Type: Article

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