Neuromuscular responses to impact and collision during elite rugby league match play

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1431-1440

  McLellan, Christopher P ^a   Lovell, Dale I ^b  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analysis; Fatigue; GPS; Performance

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863654415     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318231a627     Document Type: Article

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