A one-day dield test battery for the assessment of aerobic capacity, anaerobic capacity, speed, and agility of soccer players

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 52-60

  Walker, Scott ^a   Turner, Anthony ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Aerobic; Agility; Anaerobic; Field testing; Soccer; Speed

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749153647     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/SSC.0b013e3181c22085     Document Type: Article

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