Physical performance tests and anthropometric data to predict selection in U19 rugby union players
JOURNAL OF HUMAN SPORT AND EXERCISE(2019)
摘要
Anthropometric and performance data were collected from 184 rugby players (mean age=17.9 +/- 0.5 years, body mass=84.2 +/- 13.5 kg; height =1.79 +/- 0.07 m) to explore: (i) the correlation among indicators; and (ii) compare profiles from the selected (n =39) and non-selected (n =145) players to represent the Portuguese under-19 national team. Anthropometry characteristics included body height and body mass. Physical performance variables included push up and pull-up test, squat, Sargent test, flexed arm hang test, sit-andreach test, 20 m shuttle run test, handgrip strength test, 20-m and 50-m sprint and Illinois agility test. The results showed that the selected rugby athletes reported significantly higher levels of right (t = 2.77, p = 0.01, ES= -0.5 [-0.8 to -0.2]) and left handgrip strength scores (t = 2.81, p = 0.01, ES = -0.5 [-0.8 to -0.2]), and significantly better (i.e. lower) levels of agility scores (t = -2.28, p = 0.02, ES = 0.4 [0.1 to 0.7]) than the nonselected rugby athletes. Accordingly, prospective players need to be constantly monitored and evaluated across age-categories in order to allow them to achieve the anthropometrical and fitness requirements needed to play at the international level.
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关键词
Rugby Union, Performance, Field-based tests, Selective factors, Predict selection
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