Quantifying the physical demands of collision sports: Does microsensor technology measure what it claims to measure?

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2319-2322

  Gabbett, Tim J ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact sport; Impact; Microtechnology; Rugby; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EQUIPMENT; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAGNETOMETRY; MALE; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ACCELEROMETRY; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MAGNETOMETRY; MALE; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHYSICAL EXERTION; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84884540278     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318277fd21     Document Type: Article

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