Growth and maturity status of youth players

Science and Soccer: Developing Elite Performers, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 307-332

  Malina, R M ^a   Coelho E Silva, M ^b   Figueiredo, A J ^c  

^a Templeton State University   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

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EID: 84917452864     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203131862     Document Type: Chapter

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