Biological maturity influences running performance in junior Australian football

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 140-145

  Gastin, Paul B ^a,b   Bennett, Gary ^a   Cook, Jill ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; High intensity running; Junior sport; Match analysis; Peak height velocity; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPETITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FITNESS; FOOTBALL; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); RUNNING; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PUBERTY; RUNNING; SELF REPORT; VICTORIA;

EID: 84873522056     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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