Off-ice fitness of elite female ice hockey players by team success, age, and player position

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 875-884

  Ransdell, Lynda B ^a   Murray, Teena M ^b   Gao, Yong ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aassessment; Fitness testing; Sports performance; Talent identification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HOCKEY; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878038995     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182651fd2     Document Type: Article

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