Changes in Knee Extension and Flexion Maximal and Rapid Torque Characteristics During a Collegiate Women's Soccer

Kazuma Akehi1, Ty B Palmer2, Eric C Conchola3

  • 1Athletic Training/Clinical Kinesiology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska.

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