Motion analysis of match-play in elite U12 to U16 age-group soccer players

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1391-1397

  Harley, Jamie A ^a   Barnes, Christopher A ^b   Portas, Matthew ^a   Lovell, Ric ^c   Barrett, Stephen ^d   Paul, Darren ^b   Weston, Matthew ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Middlesbrough Football Club   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d Scunthorpe United Football Club   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elite youth soccer; Global positioning system; GPS; Maturation; Time motion analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD; ENDURANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SOCCER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 78149266928     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.510142     Document Type: Article

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