Australian football player work rate: Evidence of fatigue and pacing?

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 394-405

  Aughey, Robert J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Functional performance; Motion analysis; Physical performance; Sportphysiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957870754     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.5.3.394     Document Type: Article

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