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Developmental fitness curves, an innovative strategy for assessing acceleration relative to age and maturity in elite youth tennis player

16/06/2019
By Gill Myburgh

This study aims to develop maturity sensitive strategies for assessing speed in youth tennis and evaluate performance variation based on biological age.


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