Physical characteristics, physiological attributes, and on-court performances of handball players: A review

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 375-386

  Ziv, Gal ^a   Lidor, Ronnie ^a  

^a WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

On court performances; Sports performance; Team handball; Throwing accuracy; Throwing velocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953721261     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390903038470     Document Type: Review

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