Using physiological data to predict future career progression in 14- to 17-year-old Austrian soccer academy players

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1673-1682

  Gonaus, Christoph ^a   Müller, Erich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Drafted vs. non drafted; Fitness testing; Football; Longitudinal design; Talent selection

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CAREER MOBILITY; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SPORT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CAREER MOBILITY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; RUNNING; SOCCER; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84870454960     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.713980     Document Type: Article

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