Sport-specific fitness testing differentiates professional from amateur soccer players where VO 2max and VO 2 kinetics do not

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 245-254

  Wells, C M ^a   Edwards, A M ^c   Winter, E M ^a   Fysh, M L ^a   Drust, B ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Soccer; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864226075     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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