- Title
- Examining the skill involvements of under-16 rugby league players during a small-sided game and match-play
- Creator
- Bennett, Kyle J. M.; Scott, Brendan R.; Fransen, Job; Elsworthy, Nathan; Sanctuary, Colin E.; Gabbett, Tim J.; Dascombe, Ben J.
- Relation
- International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching Vol. 11, Issue 4, p. 532-537
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1747954116654780
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- This study investigated the correlations between the skill demands of an 'on-side' small-sided game (SSG) and match-play in under-16 junior rugby league players. Fifteen Harold Matthews players undertook a SSG (10 vs. 10 on a 68 m by 40 m playing surface for 3 min) in the week leading up to round 6 of their competitive season. The frequency of skill involvements (i.e. offensive, defensive and total) was manually coded using a specific criterion. The defensive and total skill involvements were significantly higher per minute of play in the SSG when compared to match-play. A significant, very large, positive correlation was observed between offensive and total skill involvements during a SSG and offensive skill involvements during a match (r(s) = 0.80, p < 0.01; r(s) = 0.71, p < 0.01, respectively). No significant correlations were evident for defensive skill involvements during SSG and match-play. Overall, it appears that the selected SSG provided players with ample opportunity to practice match-specific skills. In addition, the transfer of these opportunities seems confined to offensive rather then defensive skills.
- Subject
- rugby football; skill-based conditioning games; youth sport
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1348085
- Identifier
- uon:30145
- Identifier
- ISSN:1747-9541
- Language
- eng
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