A comparison of methods to quantify the in-season training load of professional soccer players

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 195-202

  Scott, Brendan R ^a   Lockie, Robert G ^a   Knight, Timothy J ^a   Clark, Andrew C ^a   De Jonge, Xanne A K Janse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise training; Motion analysis; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875494668     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.8.2.195     Document Type: Article

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