Parmley J, Weaving D, Whitehead S, Brown J, Fairbank L, Flahive S, Gardner A J, Hendricks S, Johnston R D, Mackreth P, Peacock J, Phillips G, Scantlebury S, Stein J, Stokes K, Till K, Jones B
Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Department of Physical Activity and Sport, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, United Kingdom.
S Afr J Sports Med. 2024 Aug 15;36(1):v36i1a17646. doi: 10.17159/2078-516X/2024/v36i1a17646. eCollection 2024.
Athlete exposure to contact could be a risk factor for injury. Governing bodies should provide guidelines preventing overexposure to contact.
Describe the current contact load practices and perceptions of contact load requirements within men's and women's rugby league to allow the Rugby Football League (RFL) to develop contact load guidelines.
Participants (n=450 players, n=46 coaching staff, n=32 performance staff, n=23 medical staff) completed an online survey of 27 items, assessing the current contact load practices and perceptions within four categories: "current contact load practices" (n=12 items), "perceptions of required contact load" (n = 6 items), "monitoring of contact load" (n=3 items), and "the relationship between contact load and recovery" (n=6 items).
During men's Super League pre-season, full contact and controlled contact training was typically undertaken for 15-30 minutes per week, and wrestling training for 15-45 minutes per week. During the in-season, these three training types were all typically undertaken for 15-30 mins per week. In women's Super League, all training modalities were undertaken for up to 30 minutes per week in the pre- and in-season periods. Both men's and women's Super League players and staff perceived 15-30 minutes of full contact training per week was enough to prepare players for the physical demands of rugby league, but a higher duration may be required to prepare for the technical contact demands.
Men's and women's Super League clubs currently undertake more contact training during pre-season than in-season, which was planned by coaches and is deemed adequate to prepare players for the demands of rugby league. This study provides data to develop contact load guidelines to improve player welfare whilst not impacting performance.
运动员遭受身体接触可能是受伤的一个风险因素。管理机构应提供指导方针，防止过度接触。
描述男子和女子橄榄球联盟目前的身体接触负荷训练情况以及对身体接触负荷要求的认知，以便橄榄球联盟（RFL）制定身体接触负荷指导方针。
参与者（450名球员、46名教练人员、32名体能工作人员、23名医务人员）完成了一项包含27个项目的在线调查，评估四个类别中的当前身体接触负荷训练情况和认知：“当前身体接触负荷训练情况”（12个项目）、“对所需身体接触负荷的认知”（6个项目）、“身体接触负荷的监测”（3个项目）以及“身体接触负荷与恢复之间的关系”（6个项目）。
在男子超级联赛季前赛期间，全接触训练和控制性接触训练通常每周进行15至30分钟，摔跤训练每周进行15至45分钟。在赛季期间，这三种训练类型通常每周都进行15至30分钟。在女子超级联赛中，在赛季前和赛季期间，所有训练方式每周进行时间最长为30分钟。男子和女子超级联赛的球员及工作人员都认为，每周15至30分钟的全接触训练足以让球员为橄榄球联盟的身体需求做好准备，但可能需要更长时间来为技术接触需求做准备。
男子和女子超级联赛俱乐部目前在季前赛期间进行的身体接触训练比赛季期间更多，这是教练安排的，并且被认为足以让球员为橄榄球联盟的需求做好准备。本研究提供了数据以制定身体接触负荷指导方针，在不影响表现的同时改善球员的健康状况。
