In vivo determination of the effect of shoulder pads on tackling forces in rugby

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 855-862

  Pain, Matthew T G ^a   Tsui, Felix ^a   Cove, Stephen ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impact; Pads; Rugby; Tackle

Indexed keywords

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RUGBY; SENSOR; SHOULDER PAD;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CALIBRATION; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SHOULDER; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 46649099080     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410801910319     Document Type: Article

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