Influences of player nationality, playing position, and height on relative age effects at women's under-17 FIFA World Cup

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-40

  Romann, Michael ^a   Fuchslocher, Jörg ^a  

^a Federal Office of Sport   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

birth date; female soccer; playing position; talent development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIA; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SOCCER; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; ASIA; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; SOCCER;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873802872     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.718442     Document Type: Article

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