Movement demands of elite rugby league players during Australian National Rugby League and European Super League matches
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Article Title | Movement demands of elite rugby league players during Australian National Rugby League and European Super League matches |
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ERA Journal ID | 40358 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Twist, Craig (Author), Highton, Jamie (Author), Waldron, Mark (Author), Edwards, Emma (Author), Austin, Damien (Author) and Gabbett, Tim J. (Author) |
Journal Title | International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance |
Journal Citation | 9 (6), pp. 925-930 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | Human Kinetics Publishers |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1555-0265 |
1555-0273 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2013-0270 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260484660_Movement_Demands_of_Elite_Rugby_League_Players_During_Australian_National_Rugby_League_and_European_Super_League_Matches |
Abstract | Purpose: This study compared the movement demands of players competing in matches from the elite Australian and European rugby league competitions. Methods: Global positioning system devices were used to measure 192 performances of forwards, adjustables, and outside backs during National Rugby League (NRL; n = 88) and European Super League (SL; n = 104) matches. Total and relative distances covered overall and at low (0-3.5 m/s), moderate (3.6-5 m/s), and high (>5 m/s) speeds were measured alongside changes in movement variables across the early, middle, and late phases of the season. Results: The relative distance covered in SL matches (95.8 ± 18.6 m/min) was significantly greater (P < .05) than in NRL matches (90.2 ± 8.3 m/min). Relative low-speed activity (70.3 ± 4.9 m/min vs 75.5 ± 18.9 m/min) and moderate-speed running (12.5 ± 3.3 m m/min vs 14.2 ± 3.8 m/min) were highest (P < .05) in the SL matches, and relative high-speed distance was greater (P < .05) during NRL matches (7.8 ± 2.1 m/min vs 6.1 ± 1.7 m/min). Conclusions: NRL players have better maintenance of high-speed running between the first and second halves of matches and perform less low- and moderate-speed activity, indicating that the NRL provides a higher standard of rugby league competition than the SL. |
Keywords | activity profiles; match demands; playing intensity; time-motion analysis; Australia; competitive behavior; Europe; football; geographic information systems; humans; male; movement; running; time and motion studies; |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Chester, United Kingdom |
University of New England | |
Sydney Swans Australian Football Club, Australia | |
Australian Catholic University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q43wy/movement-demands-of-elite-rugby-league-players-during-australian-national-rugby-league-and-european-super-league-matches
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