Running demands and heart rate response in rugby sevens referees

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1618-1622

  Suarez Arrones, Luis ^a   Calvo Lluch, África ^a   Portillo, Javier ^b   Sánchez, Francisco ^b   Mendez Villanueva, Alberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence   (Qatar)

Author keywords

GPS technology; Highintensity running; Match play demands; Sprint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; JOGGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; RUNNING; WALKING;

ADULT; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; JOGGING; MALE; REST; RUNNING; WALKING;

EID: 84879000097     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182712755     Document Type: Article

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