Effects of speed, agility, quickness training method on power performance in elite soccer players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1285-1292

  Jovanovic, Mario ^a   Sporis, Goran ^a   Omrcen, Darija ^a   Fiorentini, Fredi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b FC Hajduk   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Power performance; SAQ; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; SPORT; STATISTICS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCCER;

EID: 79960109016     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181d67c65     Document Type: Article

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