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Title: | Tackle and ruck technique proficiency within academy and senior club rugby union |
Contributor(s): | den Hollander, Steve (author); Lambert, Michael (author); Jones, Ben (author) ; Hendricks, Sharief (author) |
Publication Date: | 2019 |
Early Online Version: | 2019-11-17 |
DOI: | 10.1080/02640414.2019.1648121 |
Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/39371 |
Abstract: | | This study examined the validity of a tool that assesses tackle and ruck technique in training and
established reference data for tackle, ball-carry and ruck technique at different levels of play in rugby
union. One hundred and thirty-one amateur rugby union players; 37 senior, 51 first-grade academy and
43 second-grade academy players, participated in a two-on-two contact drill. The drill was filmed and
the players' tackle, ball-carry and ruck technique were assessed using standardized technical criteria.
Senior level players scored significantly higher in all three assessments; tackle technique senior vs academy 1st (p < 0.01, effect size (ES) = 0.7, moderate), senior vs academy 2nd (p < 0.01, ES = 0.7, moderate); ball-carry technique senior vs academy 1st (p < 0.01, ES = 0.6, moderate), senior vs academy 2nd (p < 0.01, ES = 0.8, moderate); ruck technique senior vs academy 1st (p < 0.01, ES = 0.7, moderate), senior vs academy 2nd (p < 0.01, ES = 0.4, small). These findings emphasize the importance of developing contact technique to allow players to progress to higher levels, and provide validity to an assessment tool which can facilitate this process.
Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Source of Publication: | Journal of Sports Sciences, 37(22), p. 2578-2587 |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Place of Publication: | United Kingdom |
ISSN: | 1466-447X 0264-0414 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 420701 Biomechanics |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 130602 Organised sports |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes |
HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Science and Technology
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