Anthropometric and performance measures for the development of a talent detection and identification model in youth handball

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-266

  Mohamed, Hasan ^a   Vaeyens, Roel ^a   Matthys, Stijn ^a   Multael, Marc ^a   Lefevre, Johan ^b   Lenoir, Matthieu ^a   Philppaerts, Renaat ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Identification; Performance; Talent; Team handball

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS;

EID: 59649100037     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410802482417     Document Type: Article

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