Time-motion analysis of professional rugby union players during match-play

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 461-472

  Deutsch, M U ^a   Kearney, G A ^b   Rehrer, N J ^c  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Elite Performance Nutrition Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Intermittent high intensity exercise; Movement patterns; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FITNESS; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOGGING; JUMPING; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; RUGBY; STANDING; TRAINING; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING;

EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33847309542     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410600631298     Document Type: Article

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