Influence of the opposing team on the physical demands of elite rugby league match play

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1629-1635

  Gabbett, Tim J ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity profiles; GPS; Physical preparation; Playing standard

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878962462     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318274f30e     Document Type: Article

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