Can we use GPS for assessing sprinting performance in rugby sevens? A concurrent validity and between-device reliability study

• Main Authors: Mathieu Lacome (Author), Alexis Peeters (Author), Bertrand Mathieu (Author), Bruno Marrier (Author), Christopher Carling (Author), Julien Piscione (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

The purpose of this study was to (1) provide data on maximal sprinting speed (MSS) and maximal acceleration (Amax) in elite rugby sevens players measured with GPS devices, (2) test the concurrent validity of the signal derived from a radar device and a commercially available 16 Hz GPS device, and (2...