Physical fitness qualities of professional volleyball players: Determination of positional differences

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1106-1111

  Marques, Mário C ^a,b   Van Den Tillaar, Roland ^b,c   Gabbett, Tim J ^d   Reis, Victor M ^b,e   González Badillo, Juan J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b RESEARCH CENTER IN SPORTS SCIENCES   (Portugal)

^c WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Club   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^f UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthropometric; Body mass; Specificity; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; VOLLEYBALL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PORTUGAL; VOLLEYBALL;

EID: 70350503618     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31819b78c4     Document Type: Article

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