Motion analyses of adolescent rugby union players: Acomparison of training and game demands

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 966-972

  Hartwig, Timothy B ^a   Naughton, Geraldine ^a   Searl, John ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Rugby Union Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Athlete development; Team sport; Time motion analysis; Youths

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; RUNNING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; RUNNING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 79953875428     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181d09e24     Document Type: Article

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