Relationship between anthropometric and physiological characteristics in youth soccer players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1204-1210

  Wong, Pui Lam ^a   Chamari, Karim ^b   Dellal, Alexandre ^b   Wisløff, Ulrik ^c  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL CENTER OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS CNMSS   (Tunisia)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chinese; Football; Physique; Position

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RUNNING; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; SOCCER;

EID: 70350503620     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31819f1e52     Document Type: Article

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