The use of skill tests to predict status in junior Australian football

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1132-1140

  Woods, T E Carl ^a   Raynor, J Annette ^a   Bruce, Lyndell ^b   McDonald, Zane ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

predictive modelling; talent identification; team sports; technical ability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SOCCER; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMETRICS; ROC CURVE; SOCCER;

EID: 84927695593     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2014.986501     Document Type: Article

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