Training and Match-Related Head Acceleration Events in Top Level Domestic Senior Women's and Men's Rugby Union: A Multi-League Instrumented Mouthguard Study.
Journal
Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
ISSN: 1600-0838
Titre abrégé: Scand J Med Sci Sports
Pays: Denmark
ID NLM: 9111504
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2024
Oct 2024
Historique:
revised:
17
09
2024
received:
16
07
2024
accepted:
27
09
2024
medline:
21
10
2024
pubmed:
21
10
2024
entrez:
21
10
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this study was to investigate the difference in head acceleration event (HAE) incidence between training and match-play in women's and men's players competing at the highest level of domestic rugby union globally. Players from Women's (Premiership Women's Rugby, Farah Palmer Cup) and Men's (Premiership Rugby, Currie Cup) rugby union competitions wore instrumented mouthguards during matches and training sessions during the 2022/2023 seasons. Peak linear (PLA) and angular (PAA) acceleration were calculated from each HAE and included within generalized linear mixed-effects models. The incidence of HAEs was significantly greater in match-play compared to training for all magnitude thresholds in both forwards and backs, despite players spending approximately 1.75-2.5 times more time in training. For all HAEs (PLA > 5 g and PAA > 400 rad/s
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e14744Subventions
Organisme : World Rugby
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Author(s). Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science In Sports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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