Speed and countermovement-jump characteristics of elite female soccer players, 1995-2010

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 340-349

  Haugen, Thomas A ^a   Tønnessen, Espen ^a   Seiler, Stephen ^b  

^a Norwegian Olympic Federation   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

20 m; 40 m; Sprint performance; Vertical jump height

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870002179     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.7.4.340     Document Type: Article

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