Movement demands of elite rugby league players during Australian National Rugby League and European Super League matches

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 925-930

  Twist, Craig ^a   Highton, Jamie ^a   Waldron, Mark ^b   Edwards, Emma ^a   Austin, Damien ^c   Gabbett, Tim J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY SWANS FOOTBALL CLUB   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity profiles; Match demands; Playing intensity; Time motion analysis

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AUSTRALIA; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; RUNNING; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 84904796511     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: 15550273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2013-0270     Document Type: Article

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