Characteristics of sprint performance in college football players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1169-1178

  Brechue, William F ^a   Mayhew, Jerry L ^b,c   Piper, Fontaine C ^b,c  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^b TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

40 yd sprint; Acceleration; Body mass; Muscular power; Muscular strength; Performance

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIOMECHANICS; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RUNNING;

EID: 77955295725     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181d68107     Document Type: Article

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