Individual and situational factors affecting the movement characteristics and internal responses to Touch match-play during an international tournament

Dobbin, Nick; Thorpe, Cari; Highton, Jamie; Twist, Craig

doi:10.1080/24733938.2022.2107232

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“…1 The demands of Touch match-play and competition have been documented within the literature, [2][3][4][5] and due to the highintensity multi-game and multi-day format, players are required to possess well-developed physical characteristics. [5][6][7][8] Touch players are also required to possess high levels of technical skill and tactical awareness to achieve the highest playing standards (i.e. international).…”

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The subjective task load responses and movement characteristics associated with purposefully designed games in junior Touch players

Dobbin

Atherton

Hill

2022

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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This study sought to design five touch-specific modified games and evaluate the subjective task load responses and movement characteristics. Forty-two high-performance junior Touch players completed five modified games during a single training session. Each game was designed to increase the physical, technical, mental, frustration or temporal load. Subjective task loads were measured after each game using the NASA task load index (NASA-TLX) questionnaire. Movement characteristics were recorded using global positioning systems. Data were analysed using a one-way repeated measures analysis of variance, and the association between movement characteristics and subjective task loads were assessed using linear mixed modelling. Clear between-game differences were observed in physical, technical, mental, frustration, temporal and technical load, indicating that the load for which the game was designed to increase (e.g. physical load = physical game) was higher than all other games (ηp2 = 0.118–0.211, all P < 0.001). No differences were observed across games for effort, performance, mean or total load (ηp2 = 0.004–0.030, P = 0.178–0.947). Small to large differences in the movement characteristics were observed across the five games (ηp2 = 0.057–0.577, P < 0.001–0.017). The most prominent movement characteristic associated with the NASA-TLX responses was relative distance; it was positively associated with physical and temporal load ( r = 0.16–0.24, both P < 0.05) and negatively associated with technical, mental and effort load ( r = −0.29 to −0.06, P < 0.001–0.353). Overall, coaches and sport scientists can design games for Touch players that increase loads through the rules, intention of the game, and by altering relative distance.

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The subjective task load responses and movement characteristics associated with purposefully designed games in junior Touch players

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2022

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Relationship Between Individual and Composite FMS™ Scores with the Anthropometric and Physical Characteristics of Elite Touch (Rugby) Players

Thorpe,

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Twist

et al. 2024

J. of SCI. IN SPORT AND EXERCISE

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Purpose To describe and compare the movement patterns, anthropometric and physical characteristics of male and female Touch players; and examine the relationships between Functional Movement Screening (FMS™) scores and the anthropometric and physical characteristics. Methods This was a cross-sectional study with 35 elite Touch players (18 males, age = 24.7 ± 4.9 years; 17 females, age = 26.7 ± 5.2 years). Anthropometric (stature, body mass) and physical characteristics (sprint times, glycolytic change-of-direction test, and countermovement jump (CMJ) flight time and peak power) were assessed alongside movement patterns using the FMS™ battery. Data were analysed for between-sex differences (independent t-test, Mann–Whitney U) and relationships (Spearman’s correlation coefficient). Results Between-sex differences in body mass (t = 6.082, P < 0.001), stature (t = 9.247, P < 0.001), CMJ flight time (t = 3.576, P = 0.001), relative CMJ peak power (t = 6.578, P < 0.001), 10 m sprint time (t = 15.861, P < 0.001), glycolytic change of direction test time (t = − 11.831, P < 0.001) and Yo–Yo IR1 (t = 6.842, P < 0.001) were observed. There were minimal differences for deep squat (Z = − 1.036, P = 0.443), in-line lunge (Z = − 1.284, P = 0.303), shoulder mobility (Z = − 0.173, P = 0.883), trunk stability push-up (Z = − 0.896, P = 0.483) and rotary stability (Z = − 1.537, P = 0.273). The correlation between total and individual FMS™ scores with anthropometric and physical characteristics ranged from trivial-to-moderate (r = − 0.502 to 0.488). Conclusion The lack of difference for the FMS™ composite score and small-to-trivial differences in individual scores allows a comparison between mixed populations within Touch. Whilst many of the correlations were trivial-to-small, there were differences between sexes in the associations and evidence that improvements in functional deficiencies could translate into improved physical performance.

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Individual and situational factors affecting the movement characteristics and internal responses to Touch match-play during an international tournament

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The subjective task load responses and movement characteristics associated with purposefully designed games in junior Touch players

The subjective task load responses and movement characteristics associated with purposefully designed games in junior Touch players

Relationship Between Individual and Composite FMS™ Scores with the Anthropometric and Physical Characteristics of Elite Touch (Rugby) Players

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