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Are professional footballers becoming lighter and more ectomorphic? Implications for talent identification and development
2019
International journal of sports science & coaching
Word count 4405 ABSTRACT The identification and development of talent is an essential component of modern professional football. The recognition of key physical characteristics of such footballers who successfully progress through talent development programs is of considerable interest to academics and those working in professional football. Using Football Yearbooks, we obtained the height, body mass and ages of all players from the English top-division over the seasons 1973-4, 1983-4, 1993-4,
doi:10.1177/1747954119837710
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