Journal article
Influence of physical contact on pacing strategies during game-based activities
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, Vol.9(5), pp.811-816
2014
PMID: 24414034
Abstract
Purpose: Repeated sprinting incorporating tackles leads to greater reductions in sprint performance than repeated sprinting alone. However, the influence of physical contact on the running demands of game-based activities is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine whether the addition of physical contact altered pacing strategies during game-based activities. Methods: Twenty-three elite youth rugby league players were divided into 2 groups. Group 1 played the contact game on day 1 while group 2 played the noncontact game; 72 h later they played the alternate game. Each game consisted of offside touch on a 30 × 70-m field, played over two 8-min halves. Rules were identical between games except the contact game included a 10-s wrestle bout every 50 s. Microtechnology devices were used to analyze player movements. Results: There were greater average reductions during the contact game for distance (25%, 38 m/min, vs 10%, 20 m/min; effect size [ES] = 1.78 ± 1.02) and low-speed distance (21%, 24 m/min, vs 0%, 2 m/s; ES = 1.38 ± 1.02) compared with the noncontact game. There were similar reductions in high-speed running (41%, 18 m/min, vs 45%, 15 m/min; ES = 0.15 ± 0.95). Conclusions: The addition of contact to game-based activities causes players to reduce low-speed activity in an attempt to maintain high-intensity activities. Despite this, players were unable to maintain high-speed running while performing contact efforts. Improving a player’s ability to perform contact efforts while maintaining running performance should be a focus in rugby league training.
Details
- Title
- Influence of physical contact on pacing strategies during game-based activities
- Authors
- Rich D Johnston (Author) - Australian Catholic UniversityTim J Gabbett (Author) - Australian Catholic UniversityAnthony J Seibold (Author)David G Jenkins (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, Vol.9(5), pp.811-816
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics, Inc.
- DOI
- 10.1123/ijspp.2013-0424
- ISSN
- 1555-0273
- PMID
- 24414034
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99488705402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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