Validity and reliability of the Newtest Powertimer 300-series® testing system

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-84

  Enoksen, Eystein ^a   Tønnessen, Espen ^a   Shalfawi, Shaher ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Athletic trainers; Flight time; Physical therapists; Rehabilitation; Vertical jump

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JUMPING; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RANDOM ERROR; RELIABILITY; RUNNING; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; VALIDITY; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; NORWAY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149119360     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410802448723     Document Type: Article

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