Changes in rugby league tackling ability during a competitive season: the relationship with strength and power qualities
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Article Title | Changes in rugby league tackling ability during a competitive season: the relationship with strength and power qualities |
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ERA Journal ID | 9783 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Speranza, Michael J. A. (Author), Gabbett, Tim J. (Author), Greene, David A. (Author), Johnston, Rich D. (Author) and Sheppard, Jeremy M. (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research |
Journal Citation | 31 (12), pp. 3311-3318 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1064-8011 |
1533-4287 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001540 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2017/12000/Changes_in_Rugby_League_Tackling_Ability_During_a.9.aspx |
Abstract | This study examined the relationship between changes in tackling ability, and muscular strength and power during a semiprofessional rugby league competitive season. Twelve semiprofessional rugby league players (mean +/- SD age, 23.3 +/- 2.0 years) underwent tests of upper- and lower-body strength and power during the preseason period. Tackling ability was tested using video analysis of a standardized one-on-one tackling drill. Players repeated these tests after round 15 of a 25-match competitive season. Changes in 1 repetition maximum (1RM) squat (rs = 0.70; p < 0.02) and squat relative to body mass (rs = 0.73; p < 0.01) were significantly related to changes in tackling ability. Players with the greatest improvements in tackling ability (i.e., 'responders') retained 1RM squat (effect size, ES = 0.85, p = 0.09) and squat relative to body mass (ES = 0.82, p = 0.15) to a greater extent than the 'nonresponders'. The results of this study suggest that players who retained lower-body strength were able to improve tackling ability during the competitive season, whereas reductions in lower-body strength were associated with decrements in tackling ability. This study highlights the importance of the development and maintenance of lower-body muscular strength for effective tackling performance throughout the rugby league season. |
Keywords | athletic performance, football, muscle strength, young adult |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Catholic University |
University of Queensland | |
Edith Cowan University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q53y1/changes-in-rugby-league-tackling-ability-during-a-competitive-season-the-relationship-with-strength-and-power-qualities
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