Skill qualities as risk factors for contact injury in professional rugby league players

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1421-1427

  Gabbett, Tim J ^a,c   Ullah, Shahid ^b   Jenkins, David ^c   Abernethy, Bruce ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collision sport; injury prevention; motor skill; skill attributes; tackling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DECISION MAKING; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DECISION MAKING; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866151886     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.710760     Document Type: Article

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