Effects of lower-Limb plyometric training on body composition, explosive strength, and kicking speed in female soccer players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1714-1722

  Campo, Silvia Sedano ^a   Vaeyens, Roel ^b   Philippaerts, Renaat M ^b   Redondo, Juan Carlos ^a   De Benito, Ana María ^a   Cuadrado, Gonzalo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Jumping ability; Kicking performance; Stretch shortening cycle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEG; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449370309     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b3f537     Document Type: Article

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