- Title
- Positional group significantly influences the offensive and defensive skill involvements of junior representative rugby league players during match play
- Creator
- Bennett, Kyle J. M.; Fransen, Job; Scott, Brendan R.; Sanctuary, Colin E.; Gabbett, Tim J.; Dascombe, Ben J.
- Relation
- Journal of Sports Sciences Vol. 34, Issue 16, p. 1542-1546
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2015.1122206
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- This study examined the skill involvements of three positional groups across a junior representative rugby league season. Data were collected from 45 rugby league players (mean ± SD; age = 16.5 ± 1.0 years) currently participating in the Harold Matthews and SG Ball Cup. Players were subdivided into hit-up forwards, adjustables and outside backs. The frequency (n · min-1) of offensive, defensive and overall involvements was coded for each group using a notation system and a practical coach skill analysis tool. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) revealed a significant effect of playing position on skill involvements (F = 9.06; P < 0.001; ES = 0.41). Hit-up forwards performed a significantly greater frequency of offensive (0.31 ± 0.10), defensive (0.42 ± 0.15) and overall involvements (0.74 ± 0.19) when compared to adjustables (0.20 ± 0.08, 0.28 ± 0.08 and 0.52 ± 0.15, respectively) and outside backs (0.20 ± 0.12, 0.11 ± 0.07 and ± 0.31 ± 0.17, respectively). Further, adjustables performed a significantly greater number of defensive (0.28 ± 0.08) and overall involvements (0.52 ± 0.15) when compared to outside backs (0.11 ± 0.07 and 0.31 ± 0.17, respectively). The findings of this study suggest that it is important to consider a junior player's positional group when analysing their skill involvements. Information gained from this study could assist in the design of specific training methodologies for junior rugby league players in high-level talent development programmes.
- Subject
- talent identification; talent development; performance analysis; youth
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1345551
- Identifier
- uon:29670
- Identifier
- ISSN:0264-0414
- Language
- eng
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