Relationship between physical qualities and minutes played in international women's rugby sevens
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Goodale, Tyler L., Gabbett, Tim J., Stellingwerff, Trent, Tsai, Ming-Chang and Sheppard, Jeremy M.. 2016. "Relationship between physical qualities and minutes played in international women's rugby sevens." International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 11 (4), pp. 489-494. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2014-0509
| Article Title | Relationship between physical qualities and minutes played in international women's rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 40358 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Goodale, Tyler L. (Author), Gabbett, Tim J. (Author), Stellingwerff, Trent (Author), Tsai, Ming-Chang (Author) and Sheppard, Jeremy M. (Author) |
| Journal Title | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance |
| Journal Citation | 11 (4), pp. 489-494 |
| Number of Pages | 6 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Publisher | Human Kinetics Publishers |
| Place of Publication | United States |
| ISSN | 1555-0265 |
| 1555-0273 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2014-0509 |
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| Abstract | Purpose: To investigate the physical qualities that differentiate playing minutes in international-level women's rugby sevens players. Methods: Twenty-four national-level female rugby sevens players underwent measurements of anthropometry, acceleration, speed, lower- and upper-body strength, lower-body power, and aerobic fitness. Playing minutes in international competition were used to differentiate players into 2 groups, a high- or low-playing-minutes group. Playing minutes were related to team selection, which was determined by the coaching staff. Playing minutes were therefore used to differentiate performance levels. Results: Players in the high-playing-minutes group (≥70 min) were older (mean ± SD 24.3 ± 3.1 vs 21.2 ± 4.3 y, P = .05, effect size [ES] = 0.77 ± 0.66, 90% confidence limit) and had greater experience in a national-training-center environment (2.4 ± 0.8 vs 1.7 ± 0.9 y, P = .03, ES = 0.83 ± 0.65), faster 1600-m time (374.5 ± 20.4 vs 393.5 ± 29.8 s, P = .09, ES = -0.70 ± 0.68), and greater 1-repetition-maximum upper-body strength (bench press 68.4 ± 6.3 vs 62.2 ± 8.1 kg, P = .07, ES = 0.80 ± 0.70, and neutral-grip pull-up 84.0 ± 8.2 vs 79.1 ± 5.4 kg, P = .12, ES = 0.68 ± 0.72) than athletes who played fewer minutes. Age (rs = .59 ± ∼.28), training experience (rs = .57 ± ∼.29), bench press (r = .44 ± ∼.36), and 1600-m time (r = -.43 ± ∼.34) were significantly associated with playing minutes. Neutral-grip pull-up and bench press contributed significantly to a discriminant analysis. The average squared canonical correlation was .46. The discriminant analysis predicted 7 of 9 and 6 of 10 high- and low-playing-minutes athletes, respectively. Conclusions: Age, training experience, upper-body strength, and aerobic fitness differentiated athlete playing minutes in international women's rugby sevens. |
| Keywords | aerobic fitness; playing minutes; speed; strength |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
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| Byline Affiliations | Canadian Sport Institute Victoria, Canada |
| Australian Catholic University | |
| Edith Cowan University | |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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