Size and maturity mismatch in youth soccer players 11- to 14-years-old

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 596-612

  Figueiredo, António J ^a   Coelho E Silva, Manuel J ^a   Cumming, Sean P ^b   Malina, Robert M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PORTUGAL; SOCCER;

EID: 78650384288     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.22.4.596     Document Type: Article

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