Movement patterns of players in the Australian Women’s Rugby League team during international competition

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Quinn, K
Newans, T
Buxton, S
Thomson, T
Tyler, R
Minahan, C
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Objectives: To describe the movement patterns of the Australian Women’s Rugby League team during international competition Design: Retrospective observational study Methods: Global Positioning Systems technology recorded the movements of players from the Australian Women’s Rugby League team (n = 31) during seven international rugby league matches. A subgroup of players (n = 18) that played at least 80 min in a match were categorized into three positional groups: forwards (n = 7), backs (n = 7) and halves (n = 4), and analysed for external outputs that were classified into multiple speed zones. Mean speed (m·min-1) and mean speed when travelling >12 km·h-1 (MS12;m·min-1) were calculated for each 10% interval of playing time of both groups to assess changes in match intensity. Results: Total distance travelled was greater in the first half (3332.9 m compared to 3249.0 m), along with distances travelled at speeds >15 km·h-1 (p < 0.05), whereas players travelled further at speeds <6 km·h-1 in the second half (p = 0.005). Backs travelled further at speeds <6 km·h-1 (p = 0.002) and >15 km·h-1 (p = 0.007) compared to forwards. Mean speed significantly reduced across the first and second halves (p < 0.05), while MS12 reduced by ∼40% in the first half of the match (i.e. first ∼5 min compared to the last ∼5 min). Conclusion: These results provide coaches with sport-specific activity profiles of female rugby league players that can be used to individualise training prescription. Given that match-intensity deteriorated across the first and second halves, programs may be targeted at improving endurance and supramaximal exercise tolerance in order for female players to withstand high match-demands of international competition.

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Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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23

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3

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Sports science and exercise

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Applied and developmental psychology

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Quinn, K; Newans, T; Buxton, S; Thomson, T; Tyler, R; Minahan, C, Movement patterns of players in the Australian Women’s Rugby League team during international competition, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2019, 23 (3), pp. 315-319

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