Body size, skeletal maturity, and functional characteristics of elite academy soccer players on entry between 1992 and 2003

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1683-1693

  Carling, Christopher ^a,b   Le Gall, Frank ^a   Malina, Robert M ^c  

^a Centre de Formation   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Association football; Maturation; Skeletal age; Talent identification; Young athletes

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY SIZE; BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FITNESS; GROWTH; HUMAN; LEG; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPORT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; APTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY SIZE; BONE AND BONES; GROWTH; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SOCCER;

EID: 84870417691     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.637950     Document Type: Article

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