The relationship between physical abilities, ball-carrying and tackling among elite youth rugby league players

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 542-549

  Waldron, Mark ^a   Worsfold, Paul Ray ^b   Twist, Craig ^b   Lamb, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

collisions; sprinting force; team sport

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FITNESS; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE STRENGTH;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 84896717089     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2013.841975     Document Type: Article

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