The temporal distribution and occurrence of impacts and movement relative to peak periods in men's rugby union.
J Sci Med Sport
; 25(9): 776-782, 2022 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study identifies the distribution (as a percentage of the positional peak) and occurrence (within a half) of 1-min movement characteristics (m·min-1) and contact-based events (impact·min-1) during professional rugby union game play.DESIGN:
Within 95 rugby union games, players wore global positioning system (GPS) devices (nâ¯=â¯1422 player-game files, 160 athletes). One-minute rolling-window averages were calculated with the maximum and mean value being recorded for each dependent variable; relative distance (m·min-1) and impacts (impact·min-1), then standardised by the positional peak mean.METHODS:
The distribution of these variables accumulated in 10% increments of the peak were determined as was their occurrence throughout a playing half for each positional group.RESULTS:
The greatest distribution of game play (%) was observed at ~30-39% of the positional peak for movement and with no impacts. The greatest occurrence of maximum positional peak 1-min movement periods occurred at the beginning of each half and declined as the half went on. Peak impact characteristics, however, were found to be more sporadic across a half.CONCLUSIONS:
These findings suggest that the distribution of positional peak 1-min movement (80-100%+) and peak impacts (4+) were <5% of overall game play, and observed <2% of total occurrences. This highlights that practitioners should alter training drills by time, volume, and intensity in order to replicate the peak intensities of game play.Palavras-chave
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Desempenho Atlético
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Futebol Americano
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Ano de publicação:
2022
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