A longitudinal evaluation of anthropometric and fitness characteristics in junior rugby league players considering playing position and selection level

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 438-443

  Till, Kevin ^a   Cobley, Stephen ^b   O'Hara, John ^a   Chapman, Chris ^c   Cooke, Carlton ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Red Hall   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Athlete selection; Development; Expert performance; Maturation; Talent identification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY POSITION; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; RUGBY; SITTING; SKINFOLD; VELOCITY;

ATHLETE SELECTION; DEVELOPMENT; EXPERT PERFORMANCE; MATURATION; TALENT IDENTIFICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETES; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 84881613264     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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