Sprint performance in rugby players: A systematic review

The purpose of this review is to summarize the recent research that has examined the sprint performance and training of rugby players at different playing standards. Research articles published between 2010 and 2020 in PubMed, Science Direct and OATD were searched using key terms related to rugby pl...

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Main Authors: Turiman, Sharul Nizam, Ahmad, Zulkifli, Johari, N. H.
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Ahmad, Zulkifli
Johari, N. H.
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description The purpose of this review is to summarize the recent research that has examined the sprint performance and training of rugby players at different playing standards. Research articles published between 2010 and 2020 in PubMed, Science Direct and OATD were searched using key terms related to rugby player and sprint movement. Twenty related articles investigating sprint performance in both men and women players were included. Sprinting training were differently assessed using GPS device, timing gate, high speed camera, stopwatch and performance profiler database (PPD). Back rugby players were recorded sprint faster than forward players with the average of 1.69 s ± 0.06 s for 10 m sprint. On top of that, professional back rugby players logged longer sprint distance in 15 side rugby game for male (353.0 ± 147.0 m) and 7 side rugby game both male (168.0 ± 88.2 m) and female (133.0 m) player. Comparative analysis in terms of sprint performance between professional and amateur players were also presented. The sprint performance recorded in this review will be useful as the benchmark and guide for rugby training strategy at different playing standards. Future studies should investigate the factors likely to influence the player sprinting performance, especially on the technique and skills.
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spelling ump-371252023-02-27T06:57:58Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37125/ Sprint performance in rugby players: A systematic review Turiman, Sharul Nizam Ahmad, Zulkifli Johari, N. H. GV Recreation Leisure H Social Sciences (General) Q Science (General) The purpose of this review is to summarize the recent research that has examined the sprint performance and training of rugby players at different playing standards. Research articles published between 2010 and 2020 in PubMed, Science Direct and OATD were searched using key terms related to rugby player and sprint movement. Twenty related articles investigating sprint performance in both men and women players were included. Sprinting training were differently assessed using GPS device, timing gate, high speed camera, stopwatch and performance profiler database (PPD). Back rugby players were recorded sprint faster than forward players with the average of 1.69 s ± 0.06 s for 10 m sprint. On top of that, professional back rugby players logged longer sprint distance in 15 side rugby game for male (353.0 ± 147.0 m) and 7 side rugby game both male (168.0 ± 88.2 m) and female (133.0 m) player. Comparative analysis in terms of sprint performance between professional and amateur players were also presented. The sprint performance recorded in this review will be useful as the benchmark and guide for rugby training strategy at different playing standards. Future studies should investigate the factors likely to influence the player sprinting performance, especially on the technique and skills. Springer 2022 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37125/1/Sprint%20performance%20in%20rugby%20players_%20A%20systematic%20review.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37125/2/Sprint%20performance%20in%20rugby%20players-A%20systematic%20review_FULL.pdf Turiman, Sharul Nizam and Ahmad, Zulkifli and Johari, N. H. (2022) Sprint performance in rugby players: A systematic review. In: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering; Human Engineering Symposium, HUMENS 2021 , 22 February 2021 , Virtual Conference. 253 -266.. ISSN 2195-4356 ISBN 978-981164114-5 (Published) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4115-2_20
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Sprint performance in rugby players: A systematic review
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url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37125/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37125/1/Sprint%20performance%20in%20rugby%20players_%20A%20systematic%20review.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37125/2/Sprint%20performance%20in%20rugby%20players-A%20systematic%20review_FULL.pdf