Applied sport science of rugby league

Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1087-1100

  Johnston, Rich D ^a   Gabbett, Tim J ^a,b   Jenkins, David G ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SOCCER; SPORT INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BODY COMPOSITION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FATIGUE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SOCCER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84904816860     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-014-0190-x     Document Type: Review

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