Chiwaridzo M, Munambah N, Oorschot S, Magume D, Dambi J M, Ferguson G, Smits-Engelsman B C M
Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
BMC Res Notes. 2019 Mar 13;12(1):132. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4170-y.
Competitive rugby is increasingly becoming popular among adolescent players even in countries hardly known for rugby such as Zimbabwe. Given the increased participation rates, burgeoning talent identification (TID) programs and the reportedly high injury-risk associated with competitive youth rugby, the minimal qualities or skills needed for effective performance by all young players need further clarification. Therefore, this qualitative study was conducted to explore the perceptions of high-school based rugby coaches on the key qualities or skills defining good adolescent rugby players and should be considered for player recruitment in TID programs. Currently, there is no consensus in literature from the coaches' perspective on these qualities.
The final sample had 22 coaches (median age = 45.5 years) with years of coaching high-school rugby ranging from 6 to 17 years. Using the conventional approach to inductive content analysis four broad themes emerged suggesting the multifaceted nature of the requirements imperative for effective and optimal rugby performance among adolescent rugby players as perceived by the coaches. Themes identified included: physiological characteristics, anthropometric attributes, psychological qualities and game-specific skills. Possibly, training approaches or design of rugby-specific test-batteries should consider all these important qualities and be multi-dimensional in composition.
竞技橄榄球在青少年运动员中越来越受欢迎，即使在津巴布韦这样几乎不以橄榄球闻名的国家也是如此。鉴于参与率不断提高、新兴的人才识别（TID）项目以及据报道与青少年竞技橄榄球相关的高受伤风险，所有年轻球员有效表现所需的最低素质或技能需要进一步明确。因此，本定性研究旨在探讨高中橄榄球教练对定义优秀青少年橄榄球运动员的关键素质或技能的看法，这些素质或技能应在TID项目的球员招募中予以考虑。目前，从教练的角度来看，关于这些素质在文献中尚无共识。
最终样本中有22名教练（中位年龄 = 45.5岁），他们执教高中橄榄球的年限从6年到17年不等。采用传统的归纳式内容分析法，出现了四个广泛的主题，表明教练们认为青少年橄榄球运动员有效且最佳地表现橄榄球所需的要求具有多面性。确定的主题包括：生理特征、人体测量属性、心理素质和特定于比赛的技能。可能的是，橄榄球特定测试组合的训练方法或设计应考虑所有这些重要素质，并且在构成上应是多维度的。
