Throwing velocity and jump height in female water polo players: Performance predictors

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 236-240

  McCluskey, Lisa ^a   Lynskey, Sharon ^a   Leung, Chak Kei ^a   Woodhouse, Danielle ^a   Briffa, Kathy ^a   Hopper, Diana ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic; Athletes; Counter movement jump; Team; Velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AQUATIC SPORT; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LEG MUSCLE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; THROWING VELOCITY; VELOCITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WATER JUMP HEIGHT; WATERPOLO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SPORTS; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77049114322     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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