Match running performance in Spanish elite male rugby union using global positioning system

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 77-83

  Suárez Arrones, Luis J ^a   Portillo, L Javier ^b,c   González Ravé, José M ^b   Muoz, Victor E ^b   Sanchez, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c Spanish Federation of Rugby ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Competition; elite; GPS; rugby

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REST; RUGBY; RUNNING; SPAIN;

EID: 84863009470     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: 18785913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/IES-2012-0444     Document Type: Article

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