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Comparisons of running and accelerometry based measures between playing positions in touch rugby. A case study of an amateur male team
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Background: The main objective of the present study was to quantify the external load
of the games that belong to a national tournament by comparing playing positions. A
secondary objective consisted in comparing the match-to-match variations. Methods:
Fourteen players (four links, four middles and six wings) were included (age: 39.36
±5.83 years; body mass index: 26.65 ± 4.13). Participants were monitored during a
tournament. ThroughGpexepro2, thefollowingmeasureswerecollectedandrelativized
per minute: total distance, forward distance, backward distance, zone 1 (0–1.50 m/s),
zone 2 (1.50–3.00 m/s), zone 3 (3.00–4.00 m/s), zone 4 (4.00–5.50 m/s), zone 5 (5.50
7.00 m/s)andzone6(>7.00m/s),thenumberofaccelerationsanddecelerations, impacts
and jumps. The absolute values of maximal speed, maximal acceleration speed and
maximal deceleration speed were also used for analysis. Results: The main findings
showed meaningful higher values of zone 4 (16.18 ± 1.89 vs. 5.56 ± 3.53), zone 5 (2.91
± 0.81 vs. 0.38 ± 0.38), zone 6 (0.35 ± 0.24 vs. 0.00 ± 0.00), deceleration (0.56 ±
0.21 vs. 0.19 ± 0.12), maximal speed (23.56 ± 1.90 vs. 18.84 ± 1.24) and forward
distance (102.20 ± 13.45 vs. 67.42 ± 17.40) for middles than wings (p < 0.05), with
large to very large effect sizes. In addition, no differences were found when comparing
external load data from all matches. Conclusions: The findings of this study showed
a clear tendency of higher values for middles than links and wings which provides a
deeper understanding of the positional activity profile of an Amateur Portuguese team
allowing practitioners to adjust training with the common external load experienced
in a tournament. Moreover, the analysis of match-to-match comparison revealed no
differences through the competition day, which means a proper fatigue management.
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deceleration external load fatigue high-speed running link load quantification match load middle sprint wing
Citation
Oliveira, R.& Nalha, M. (2025). Comparisons of Running and Accelerometry Based Measures Between Playing Positions in Touch Rugby. A Case study of an Amateur Male Team. Journal of Men’s Health, 21(2), 26-33. DOI:10.22514/jomh.2025.018
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MRE Press