Morphological characteristics and performance variables of women soccer players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 480-485

  Can, Filiz ^a   Yilmaz, Ilker ^a   Erden, Zafer ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body composition; Morphology; Performance variables; Somatotype; Women soccer players

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LUNG FUNCTION; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SITTING; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SOMATOTYPE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLIABILITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SOCCER; SOMATOTYPES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 4444335986     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/12032.1     Document Type: Article

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