The "worst-case scenario": Recovery between repeated high-intensity efforts in rugby league match-play
(Das "Worst-Case-Szenario": Erholung zwischen wiederholten hochintensiven Einsätzen im Rugby-Liga-Spiel)
Background:
Repeated high-intensity effort (RHIE) activity is known to be a critical component of high-intensity, intermittent team sports. Despite the importance of this quality, there are few studies comparing the RHIE activity of higher- and lower-ranked teams competing in the same competition. This study characterized the distribution of recovery times between RHIE in Top 4 and Bottom 4 semi-elite rugby league players.
Hypothesis:
Players from Top 4 teams will engage in a greater frequency of RHIE bouts than Bottom 4 teams, with shorter recovery periods between consecutive efforts.
Study Design:
Cohort study.
Methods:
A total of 104 semi-elite rugby league players from 11 teams wore global positioning system units during 28 Queensland Cup rugby league matches. Recovery between efforts was classified as <10, 11 to 20, 21 to 30, 31 to 60, and 61 to 120 seconds.
Results:
The majority of RHIE bouts were performed with =10 seconds recovery between efforts for both Top 4 and Bottom 4 teams. Top 4 teams performed a greater proportion of RHIE bouts with =10 seconds recovery between efforts than Bottom 4 teams (effect size [ES], 0.27 ± 0.19), while only trivial differences (ES, 0.17 ± 0.20) were found between Top 4 and Bottom 4 teams for the proportion of RHIE with 61 to 120 seconds recovery between efforts. Wide-running forwards from Top 4 teams performed a greater proportion of RHIE bouts with =10 seconds recovery between efforts (ES, 0.59 ± 0.40) and a smaller proportion of RHIE bouts with 61 to 120 seconds recovery between efforts (ES, 0.62 ± 0.38) than wide-running forwards from Bottom 4 teams.
Conclusion:
Rugby league players perform proportionally more RHIE bouts with =10 seconds recovery between efforts than any other recovery duration. In addition, Top 4 teams are more likely to complete a greater proportion of short (=10 seconds) recovery RHIE bouts than Bottom 4 teams.
Clinical Relevance:
These findings demonstrate the demanding nature of RHIE activity in rugby league. To be successful, teams should train for these demanding passages of play.
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Schlagworte: | Rugby Wettkampf Analyse Belastung Belastungsintensität Wiederherstellung Intervallmethode |
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Notationen: | Spielsportarten |
DOI: | 10.1177/19417381221139437 |
Veröffentlicht in: | Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach |
Veröffentlicht: |
2023
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Jahrgang: | 15 |
Heft: | 5 |
Seiten: | 689-694 |
Dokumentenarten: | Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Level: | hoch |