Latvian Academy of Sport Education, LV-1006 Riga, Latvia.
Brazilian Rugby Confederation, São Paulo 04575, SP, Brazil.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 19;18(22):12132. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182212132.
This study aimed at assessing (1) the effect of congested match schedules on match loads and well-being as well as (2) pre-match well-being and level of opponents on match loads in elite women's rugby sevens. Eleven players of the Brazilian women's rugby sevens national team were investigated across three 2019-20 HSVC World Rugby Women's Seven Series tournaments to assess: (1) within-tournament match-to-match changes in various external and internal match load measures; (2) daily changes in players' well-being collected before the commencement of a tournament (day one) and during or post-tournament (day two to day four); and (3) the effect of pre-match well-being and level of opponents (high vs. low level) on match loads. Results revealed no between-match significant differences ( > 0.05) in most of the investigated match load measures. A congested match schedule negatively affected perceived fatigue ( < 0.001), muscle soreness ( = 0.004) and overall wellness ( < 0.001), with post hoc analyses showing decreased values on day four compared to previous days (small-to-moderate effect sizes). Finally, pre-match well-being and level of opponents did not affect match loads ( > 0.05). These results highlighted the necessity to embrace a multidimensional approach when adopting monitoring systems in elite women's rugby sevens during tournaments and to consider various contextual factors possibly affecting match loads, besides those investigated.
(1) 密集的比赛日程安排对比赛负荷和健康状况的影响，以及 (2) 比赛前的健康状况和对手水平对精英女子七人制橄榄球比赛负荷的影响。对巴西女子七人制橄榄球队的 11 名球员在三个 2019-20 年 HSVC 世界橄榄球女子七人系列赛中进行了调查，以评估：(1) 各项外部和内部比赛负荷指标在整个比赛期间的逐场比赛变化；(2) 在比赛开始前(第一天)和比赛期间或赛后(第二天至第四天)收集的运动员健康状况的日常变化；以及 (3) 比赛前的健康状况和对手水平(高水平与低水平)对比赛负荷的影响。结果显示，在大多数调查的比赛负荷指标中，各场比赛之间没有显著差异( > 0.05)。密集的比赛日程安排对感知疲劳( < 0.001)、肌肉酸痛( = 0.004)和整体健康状况( < 0.001)产生负面影响，事后分析显示第四天的数值与前几天相比有所下降(小到中等的效应大小)。最后，比赛前的健康状况和对手水平并不影响比赛负荷( > 0.05)。这些结果强调，在锦标赛期间采用监测系统时，精英女子七人制橄榄球需要采取多维方法，除了调查的因素外，还要考虑可能影响比赛负荷的各种背景因素。
