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The Seasonal Variations In Anthropometric And Performance Characteristics Of Elite Intercounty Gaelic Football Players, Richard Kelly, Kieran Collins
The Seasonal Variations In Anthropometric And Performance Characteristics Of Elite Intercounty Gaelic Football Players, Richard Kelly, Kieran Collins
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The seasonal variations in anthropometric and performance characteristics of elite inter county gaelic football players. J Strength Cond Res 32(12): 3475-3482, 2018-There is limited research assessing the anthropometric and performance variations in elite Gaelic football. The aim of this study was to assess the anthropometric and performance characteristics of an elite intercounty squad within a season. After ethical approval and informed consent, 26 participants were assessed at the start of preseason (November), after early in-season (January), and midseason (March). Measurements included stature, body mass, sum of 8 skinfold sites (ΣSkf8), estimated body fat percentage (bf%), squat jump (SJ) and countermovement …