Assessing the whole-match and worst-case scenario locomotor demands of international women's rugby union match-play.
J Sci Med Sport
; 23(6): 609-614, 2020 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To profile the distances covered during international women's rugby union match-play and assess the duration-specific worst-case scenario locomotor demands over 60-s to 600-s epochs, whilst comparing the values determined by fixed epoch (FIXED) versus rolling average (ROLL) methods of worst-case scenario estimation and assessing positional influences.DESIGN:
Descriptive, observational.METHODS:
Twenty-nine international women's rugby union players wore 10Hz microelectromechanical systems during eight international matches (110 observations). Total, and per-half, distances were recorded, whilst relative total and high-speed (>4.4ms-1) distances were averaged using FIXED and ROLL methods over 60-600-s. Linear mixed models compared distances covered between match halves, assessed FIXED versus ROLL, and examined the influence of playing position.RESULTS:
Players covered â¼5.8kmmatch-1, with reduced distances in the second- versus first-half (p<0.001). For worst-case scenario total (â¼8-25%) and high-speed (â¼10-26%) distance, FIXED underestimated ROLL. In ROLL, worst-case scenario relative total and high-speed distances reduced from â¼144-161mmin-1 and â¼30-69mmin-1 over 60-s, to â¼8089mmin-1 and â¼516mmin-1 in the 600-s epoch, respectively. Forwards performed less high-speed running over all epochs and covered less total distance during epochs of 60-s, 180-s, 420-s and 480-s, compared with backs. Front row players typically returned the lowest locomotor demands.CONCLUSIONS:
This is the first study reporting the positional and worst-case scenario demands of international women's rugby union, and indicates an underestimation in FIXED versus ROLL over 60-s to 600-s epochs. Knowledge of the most demanding periods of women's rugby union match-play facilitates training specificity by enabling sessions to be tailored to such demands.Palabras clave
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Carrera
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Rendimiento Atlético
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Fútbol Americano
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
J Sci Med Sport
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA ESPORTIVA
Año:
2020
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Article
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Reino Unido