Different methods of training load quantification and their relationship to injury and illness in elite Australian football

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 24-28

  Veugelers, Kristopher R ^a   Young, Warren B ^a   Fahrner, Brendan ^b   Harvey, Jack T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b Richmond Football Club ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Injury prevention; Load monitoring; Rating of perceived exertion; Team sport

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INJURY AND ILLNESS; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING LOAD; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INJURIES; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84948118366     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2015.01.001     Document Type: Article

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