The difference is in the start: Impact of timing and start procedure on sprint running performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 473-479

  Haugen, Thomas A ^a   Tønnessen, Espen ^a   Seiler, Stephen K ^b  

^a Norwegian Olympic Federation   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

40 m; 40 yd; Correction factor; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REACTION TIME; RUNNING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; REACTION TIME; RUNNING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859801824     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318226030b     Document Type: Article

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