Practice and play in the development of German top-level professional football players

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 96-105

  Hornig, Manuel ^a,b,c   Aust, Friedhelm ^a   Güllich, Arne ^c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Deutscher Sportclub Arminia Bielefeld ^*  (Germany)

^c Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

deliberate practice; individuality; play; Professional football; talent development; variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE; GERMANY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCCER; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE; GERMANY; HUMANS; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953639573     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2014.982204     Document Type: Article

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