Do skill-based conditioning games offer a specific training stimulus for junior elite volleyball players?

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 509-517

  Gabbett, Tim J ^a  

^a Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Club   (Australia)

Author keywords

Court sport; Fitness; Performance; Random practice; Technical instruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOLLEYBALL;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; VOLLEYBALL;

EID: 50949116956     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181634550     Document Type: Article

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