The influence of in-season training loads on injury risk in professional rugby union

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 350-355

  Cross, Matthew J ^a   Williams, Sean ^a   Trewartha, Grant ^a   Kemp, Simon P T ^b   Stokes, Keith A ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Periodization; Session RPE; Team sports; Workload

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INJURIES; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84963800056     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2015-0187     Document Type: Article

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