The physical demands of elite English rugby union

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 825-833

  Roberts, Simon P ^a   Trewartha, Grant ^a   Higgitt, Rob J ^a   El Abd, Joe ^a   Stokes, Keith A ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High intensity exercise; Performance; Physiology; Time motion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOGGING; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RUGBY; RUNNING; SPORTING EVENT; STANDING; STATIC EXERCISE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENGLAND; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 46649092304     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410801942122     Document Type: Article

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