Effects of in-season short-term plyometric training program on leg power, jump-and sprint performance of soccer players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2670-2676

  Chelly, Mohamed Souhaiel ^a   Ghenem, Mohamed Ali ^b   Abid, Khalil ^a   Hermassi, Souhail ^a   Tabka, Zouhair ^b   Shephard, Roy J ^c  

^a University of La Manouba   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depth jump; Force velocity test; Jumping; Muscle volume; Running velocity; Stretch shortening cycle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RUNNING; SOCCER; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952201951     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181e2728f     Document Type: Article

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