Activity profile of top-class association football referees in relation to performance in selected physical tests

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 805-813

  Mallo, Javier ^a   Navarro, Enrique ^a   García Aranda, José María ^b   Gilis, Bart ^c   Helsen, Werner ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b FIFA MEDICAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

2D biomechanical analysis; Distance covered; High intensity activity; Impairment of physical performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FITNESS; HUMAN; JOGGING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; SPORTS MEDICINE; STANDING;

ADULT; EXERTION; FATIGUE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCCER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 34147131113     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410600778602     Document Type: Article

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