How does playing position affect fatigue-induced changes in high-intensity locomotor and micro-movements patterns during professional rugby union games?

AbstractWe questioned whether changes in high-intensity locomotor and micro-movements patterns between the first and second part of each half depend on playing position in the 2014-2015 European rugby union championship winning team. Thirty-three rugby players were grouped according to five playing positions. Players were equipped with micro-electromechanical system including a GPS sampling at 10 Hz and high temporal resolution micro-sensors during 17 Top14 and 7 European games. High-speed movements (HSM), high-intensity accelerations (HIA), repeated high-intensity efforts (RHIE), and high-intensity micro-movements (HIMM) were subsequently compared between four 20-min game periods. No significant group × time interactions were observed for any locomotor variables (p > 0.283). Irrespectively of playing position, the number of HSM (p = 0.019), decreased from 0-20 min to 60-80 min as well as from 40-60 to 60-80 min (p < 0.001) with HIA (p = 0.020) and RHIE (p < 0.001). Significant group × time interaction was found for HIMM (p = 0.03) with a significant decrease observed in back row forwards from 0-20 to 60-80 min periods (-17.5%; ES = 0.6; p = 0.031). In elite rugby union, fatigue-induced changes during the last 20 min are independent from playing positions in high-intensity locomotor patterns in contrary to HIMM. Training drills that include specific RHIE (high-speed and HIA efforts) may be useful to postpone match-related fatigue.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

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European journal of sport science - 21(2021), 10 vom: 08. Okt., Seite 1364-1374

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fornasier-Santos, Charly [VerfasserIn]
Millet, Grégoire P [VerfasserIn]
Stridgeon, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Brocherie, Franck [VerfasserIn]
Girard, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Nottin, Stéphane [VerfasserIn]

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Fatigue
GPS
Journal Article
Locomotor patterns
Micro-movements
Rugby union

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Date Completed 14.10.2021

Date Revised 14.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/17461391.2020.1829715

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315484845