Anthropometric and anaerobic fitness profile of elite and non-elite female soccer players

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 387-394

  Sedan, S ^a   Vaeyens, R ^b   Philippaerts, R M ^b   Redondo, J C ^a   Cuadrado, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Body composition; Motor activity; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEG; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; STATISTICS;

ACCELERATION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCCER; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949859869     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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