Lowe George C, Owen Julian A, Gottwald Victoria M, Jones Eleri S
Rugby Knowledge Exchange, School of Psychology and Sport Science, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom.
Institute for Psychology of Elite Performance, School of Psychology and Sport Science, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom.
Front Sports Act Living. 2025 Apr 23;7:1568302. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1568302. eCollection 2025.
Player profiling is fundamental to effective talent identification and development strategies. However, whilst anthropometric and physiological profiling is customary practice, effective evaluation of technical and tactical skills in team sports has arguable been overlooked, largely due to a lack of suitable measurement tools. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to design, validate, and test the reliability of a novel observational instrument for assessing technical and tactical skills in rugby union.
The Bangor Rugby Assessment Tool (BRAT) was developed via the following three stages: (1) completion of a targeted literature search and expert focus group to inform initial item content; (2) Bayesian structural equation modelling (BSEM) to examine instrument factor structure; and (3) establishment of instrument reliability using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC).
Results demonstrate excellent model fit (PPP = 0.511) and strong validity for both the technical and tactical factors. ICC values ranged from moderate to excellent, demonstrating good reliability (0.79).
The assessment tool offers a valid and reliable measure of technical and tactical aptitude within rugby union, whilst maintaining the requisite practical utility valued by practitioners.
运动员剖析是有效人才识别与发展策略的基础。然而，虽然人体测量和生理剖析是常规做法，但团队运动中技术和战术技能的有效评估在很大程度上可能被忽视了，这主要是由于缺乏合适的测量工具。因此，本研究的目的是设计、验证并测试一种用于评估英式橄榄球技术和战术技能的新型观察工具的可靠性。
班戈橄榄球评估工具（BRAT）通过以下三个阶段开发：（1）完成有针对性的文献检索和专家焦点小组讨论，以确定初始项目内容；（2）贝叶斯结构方程建模（BSEM）以检验工具的因素结构；（3）使用组内相关系数（ICC）确定工具的可靠性。
结果表明模型拟合极佳（PPP = 0.511），技术和战术因素均具有很强的有效性。ICC值从中度到极佳不等，显示出良好的可靠性（0.79）。
该评估工具为英式橄榄球中的技术和战术能力提供了有效且可靠的测量方法，同时保持了从业者所重视的必要实用性。
