Unilateral balance performance in female collegiate soccer athletes

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1429-1433

  Thorpe, Jennifer L ^a   Ebersole, Kyle T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Limb preference; Postural control; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCCER;

EID: 59649126740     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31818202db     Document Type: Article

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