Referee positioning, but not match demands, score difference, or field location, are associated with breakdown decision-making accuracy in elite rugby sevens referees

Sant’Anna, Ricardo Tannhauser; Roberts, Simon; Moore, Lee J.; Stokes, Keith

doi:10.1080/24748668.2021.1979824

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“…heart rate) demands imposed on them during match play is crucial for optimal positioning and decision-making. 2,4,7,8 Therefore, minimum mandatory fitness requirements have been established for rugby referees by governing bodies using field tests, with referees who achieve these standards deemed fit enough to cope with the match demands of officiating. However, how the results of these fitness tests relate to the demands placed on rugby referees during actual match play (i.e.…”

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Comparing the Yo-Yo intermittent and Bronco tests and their associations with match demands among amateur rugby union referees

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Moore

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International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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This study compared the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery level 1 (YYIR1) and Bronco tests among amateur rugby referees and examined whether the results of these tests were associated with actual match demands. Sixty-seven (65 male, 2 female; 30 ± 11 years; 77.4 ± 13.1 kg; 175 ± 8 cm) amateur rugby referees participated. Match demands were assessed using Global Navigation Satellite System technology and heart rate (HR) recordings. Significant correlations (all p < 0.05) were found between the YYIR1 and Bronco test results ( r: −0.88). The YYIR1 test was significantly correlated with match demands including total ( r: 0.56) and high-intensity ( r: 0.70) distance covered, maximal speed reached ( r: 0.73), and the number of high-intensity accelerations ( r: 0.54) and sprints ( r: 0.68) completed. Furthermore, YYIR1 test maximum HR was significantly correlated with maximum HR ( r: 0.72), average HR ( r: 0.54), and internal load ( r: 0.55) during match play. In contrast, the Bronco test was only significantly correlated with match demands including maximal speed reached ( r: −0.68) and the number of high-intensity accelerations ( r: −0.61). Moreover, Bronco test maximum HR was significantly correlated with maximal ( r: 0.84) and average HR ( r: 0.73) during match play. The results suggest that while the YYIR1 and Bronco tests might both be efficient tools to guide training prescription, the YYIR1 test might be as the more valuable test to assess match fitness in rugby referees.

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Comparing the Yo-Yo intermittent and Bronco tests and their associations with match demands among amateur rugby union referees

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International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Analysis of referee in-game interactions with players and other officials in professional Rugby Union

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McNicholas

McCarthy

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International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport

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Referee positioning, but not match demands, score difference, or field location, are associated with breakdown decision-making accuracy in elite rugby sevens referees

Cited by 2 publications

References 23 publications

Comparing the Yo-Yo intermittent and Bronco tests and their associations with match demands among amateur rugby union referees

Comparing the Yo-Yo intermittent and Bronco tests and their associations with match demands among amateur rugby union referees

Analysis of referee in-game interactions with players and other officials in professional Rugby Union

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