The validity and reliability of GPS units for measuring distance in team sport specific running patterns

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 328-341

  Jennings, Denise ^a,b   Cormack, Stuart ^b   Coutts, Aaron J ^b,c   Boyd, Luke ^a,d   Aughey, Robert J ^a,d  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ESSENDON FOOTBALL CLUB   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WESTERN BULLDOGS FOOTBALL CLUB   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Accuracy; Precision; Time motion analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957877657     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.5.3.328     Document Type: Article

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