Effects of a soccer season on anthropometric characteristics and physical fitness in elite young soccer players

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 589-596

  Hammami, Mohamed Ali ^a   Ben Abderrahmane, Abderraouf ^b   Nebigh, Ammar ^c   Le Moal, Emmeran ^a   Ben Ounis, Omar ^c   Tabka, Zouhair ^c   Zouhal, Hassane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANOUBA   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

development; elite youth academy; performance indicators; regular training soccer

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCCER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCCER;

EID: 84875380313     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.746721     Document Type: Article

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