Movement and Physiological Demands of International and Regional Men's Touch Rugby Matches
Initiatives
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The purpose of this study was to quantify and compare the internal and external match demands on international and regional standard male touch players.
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
- 2013
Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
Marker Paper
Beaven RP, Highton JM, Thorpe MC, Knott EV, Twist C. Movement and physiological demands of international and regional men's touch Rugby matches. J Strength Cond Res. 2014;28(11):3274‐3279. doi:10.1519/JSC.0000000000000535
PUBMED 24832976
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 21
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
adult male players
Using an independent cohort design, this study examined the match-running demands, HR, and perceptual responses during competitive international and regional touch matches. Twenty-one international and regional touch players were analyzed during competitive matches from official international and regional tournaments during the 2013 season.
Selection Criteria
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- United Kingdom
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 21
- Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Event
Portable GPS technology, HR, and session rating of perceived exertion (s-RPE) responses were used to assess external and internal match demands.
- Start Date
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2013-01
- End Date
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2013-12
- Data sources
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Geospatial technology
- Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) (e.g. GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, etc.)
- session rating of perceived exertion
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Geospatial technology