A 16-week rugby training program improves power and change of direction speed in talented girls

Rugby Sevens has been extensively investigated in elite athletes, but talented teenagers require more attention from sports development researchers. This study aimed to investigate a 16-week intervention of rugby training on physical performance in talented girls. Fifteen girls (14.00 ± 0.53 years,...

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Published in:High ability studies 2022-07, Vol.33 (2), p.195-210
Main Authors: Müller, Camila Borges, da Veiga, Rousseau Silva, da Silva, Amanda Franco, Wilhelm, Eurico Nestor, Teixeira Vaz, Luís Miguel, Bergmann, Gabriel Gustavo, dos Santos Pinheiro, Eraldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ability
Adolescents
Athletes
female
Females
Foreign Countries
Individual Development
Intervention
Sports performance
Talent
Team Sports
Training
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Summary:Rugby Sevens has been extensively investigated in elite athletes, but talented teenagers require more attention from sports development researchers. This study aimed to investigate a 16-week intervention of rugby training on physical performance in talented girls. Fifteen girls (14.00 ± 0.53 years, 156.27 ± 4.03 cm, 52.53 ± 5.67 kg) selected as physically talented for rugby to participate in a sport-development program were divided into two groups. The intervention group (IG) carried out two-session per week of rugby training for 16 weeks. The control group (CG) did not perform any type of physical training. A battery of physical tests was carried out before and after the intervention. A two-way ANOVA with group*time was carried out for analysis. Both groups increased their performance in countermovement jump, handgrip isometric strength, linear sprints, and 5-m multiple shuttle test (p 
ISSN:1359-8139
1469-834X
DOI:10.1080/13598139.2021.1971514