Accuracy and reliability of GPS devices for measurement of sports-specific movement patterns related to cricket, tennis, and field-based team sports

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1697-1705

  Vickery, William M ^a   Dascombe, Ben J ^a,b   Baker, John D ^c   Higham, Dean G ^c,d   Spratford, Wayne A ^c   Duffield, Rob ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Movement analysis; Precision; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPORT; TENNIS;

ADULT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPORTS; TENNIS;

EID: 84902076813     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000285     Document Type: Article

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