Validity and reliability of GPS for measuring distance travelled in field-based team sports

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1319-1325

  Gray, Adrian J ^a   Jenkins, David ^a   Andrews, Mark H ^b   Taaffe, Dennis R ^a   Glover, Megan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Displacement; Position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; JOGGING; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY; RUNNING; SPORT; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; JOGGING; MALE; MOVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; SPORTS; WALKING;

EID: 77957952637     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.504783     Document Type: Article

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