Influence of field position and phase of play on the physical demands of match-play in professional rugby league forwards
Initiatives
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The physical demands placed on forwards in elite rugby league matches, with special reference to how these demands differed between attack and defence, and in different field positions was investigate.
Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.
- Start Year
- 2014
- End Year
- 2014
- Funding
- No sources of funding were used to conduct this study.
Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
Marker Paper
Gabbett TJ, Polley C, Dwyer DB, Kearney S, Corvo A. Influence of field position and phase of play on the physical demands of match-play in professional rugby league forwards. J Sci Med Sport. 2014;17(5):556‐561. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2013.08.002
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Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 22
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
rugby league players
Twenty-two rugby league players (26 ± 3 years) from the same professional club participated in this study.
Selection Criteria
- Gender
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men
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Australia
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 22
- Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Event
Global positioning system (GPS) analysis was completed during 23 matches. Video footage was synchronised with the GPS files and coded for the time spent in attack and defence, and in one of three different field positions (0–30 m, 31–70 m, 71–100 m).
- Start Date
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2014
- End Date
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2014
- Data sources
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Geospatial technology
- Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) (e.g. GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, etc.)
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Geospatial technology