Anthropometric and Physical Qualities of Elite Male Youth Rugby League Players

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作者
Till, Kevin [1 ,2 ]
Scantlebury, Sean [1 ]
Jones, Ben [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Leeds Beckett Univ, Inst Sport Phys Activ & Leisure, Headingley Campus,Room 108,Cavendish Hall, Leeds LS6 3QS, W Yorkshire, England
[2] Leeds Rhinos RLFC, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England
[3] Rugby Football League, Red Hall, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England
关键词
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS; TERM ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT; JUNIOR ELITE; PHYSIOLOGICAL-CHARACTERISTICS; FITNESS CHARACTERISTICS; COMPETITIVE SEASON; MATCH PERFORMANCE; PLAYING POSITION; TACKLING ABILITY; SKILL QUALITIES;
D O I
10.1007/s40279-017-0745-8
中图分类号
G8 [体育];
学科分类号
04 ; 0403 ;
摘要
Rugby league is a collision team sport played at junior and senior levels worldwide, whereby players require highly developed anthropometric and physical qualities (i.e. speed, change-of-direction speed, aerobic capacity, muscular strength and power). Within junior levels, professional clubs and national governing bodies implement talent identification and development programmes to support the development of youth (i.e. 13-20 years) rugby league players into professional athletes. This review presents and critically appraises the anthropometric and physical qualities of elite male youth rugby league players aged between 13 and 20 years, by age category, playing standard and playing position. Height, body mass, body composition, linear speed, change-of-direction speed, aerobic capacity, muscular strength and power characteristics are presented and demonstrate that qualities develop with age and differentiate between playing standard and playing position. This highlights the importance of anthropometric and physical qualities for the identification and development of youth rugby league players. However, factors such as maturity status, variability in development, longitudinal monitoring and career attainment should be considered to help understand, identify and develop the physical qualities of youth players. Further extensive research is required into the anthropometric and physical qualities of youth rugby league players, specifically considering national standardised testing batteries, links between physical qualities and match performance, together with intervention studies, to inform the physical development of youth rugby league players for talent identification and development purposes.
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