Physical and motor abilities, rugby skills and anthropometric characteristics: A follow-up investigation of successful and less successful rugby players

Journal of Human Movement Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 441-457

  Adendorff, L ^a   Pienaar, A E ^a   Malan, D D J ^a   Hare, E ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthropometric characteristics; Growth; Maturation; Motor abilities; Physical abilities; Rugby skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RUGBY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 4444243645     PISSN: 03067297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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