Bennett, Thomas and Marshall, Phil and Barrett, Steve and Malone, James J. and Towlson, Christopher (2022) Quantifying high-speed running in rugby league: An insight into practitioner applications and perceptions. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. ISSN 1747-9541
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Abstract
High-speed running has previously been documented as a popular metric among rugby league researchers. Researchers place importance on high-speed running due to its inclusion in assessing the demands of training and match-play to help prescribe accurate training loads and recovery methods. However, there is currently no information available as to how important rugby league practitioners perceive high-speed running to be and what methods are currently used by practitioners to quantify high-speed running. Furthermore, practitioners’ perceptions of specific benefits, barriers and motivations when selecting high-speed running methods are also currently limited. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide a current insight into the practice and perceptions of rugby league practitioners when quantifying high-speed running. This study surveyed practitioners working in the European Super League ( n = 12) and the Australasian National Rugby League ( n = 11). Ranking analysis established high-speed running to be the most important metric for both training practice and match-play. Absolute high-speed running thresholds were applied by 52% of respondents ( n = 12) with the most common being 5.5 m·s −1 ( n = 9). Individualised high-speed running thresholds were applied by 48% of respondents ( n = 11) with the most common approach implementing peak sprint speed methods ( n = 9). Absolute high-speed running thresholds are perceived to permit better group data comparison, whereas individualised methods are perceived to permit better interpretation of high-speed running data. Ultimately, practitioners are motivated to implement their chosen methods with the possibility of more accurately prescribed high-speed running thresholds, although the impracticality of specific testing procedures may act as a barrier.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information and Comments: | This is the author's post peer review version of an article, the final version of which is published in the Sage Publications journal the International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, available from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17479541221112825 |
| Faculty / Department: | Faculty of Human and Digital Sciences > School of Health and Sport Sciences |
| Depositing User: | James Malone |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Nov 2022 11:31 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2022 11:31 |
| URI: | https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/3693 |
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