Effects of competition level on the centre forward role of men's water polo

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 889-897

  Lupo, Corrado ^a   Minganti, Carlo ^b   Cortis, Cristina ^c   Perroni, Fabrizio ^a   Capranica, Laura ^a   Tessitore, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Match analysis; Men's water polo championships; Tactical indicators; Technical indicators

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; HUMAN; MALE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SPORT;

ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SPORTS; WATER;

EID: 84865592188     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.679673     Document Type: Article

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