Influence of playing standard on the physical demands of junior rugby league tournament match-play

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 212-217

  Gabbett, Tim J ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collision sport; Fitness; Match analysis; Repeated high intensity effort; Team sport

Indexed keywords

COLLISION SPORT; FITNESS; MATCH ANALYSIS; REPEATED HIGH-INTENSITY EFFORT; TEAM SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 84894269731     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2013.03.013     Document Type: Article

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