Participant development in sport and physical activity: The impact of biological maturation

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 515-526

  Ford, Paul ^a   Collins, Dave ^b   Bailey, Richard ^c   MacNamara, Áine ^b   Pearce, Gemma ^d   Toms, Martin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Independent scholar ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Athletic performance; long term periodised training; windows of opportunity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867888697     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2011.577241     Document Type: Review

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