The effect of ball-carrying technique and experience on sprinting in rugby union

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-192

  Walsh, Mark ^a   Young, Brad ^a   Hill, Brian ^a   Kittredge, Kevin ^a   Horn, Thelma ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Rugby; Specificity; Sprinting

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE SPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; RUGBY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE; VELOCITY;

FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33751422050     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410600630571     Document Type: Article

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