Table 2.
Comparison of activity profiles (n = 16) during national touch rugby matches and training sessions.
Training
Match
Standardized difference 95% CI
p
value
Effect Size (
d
)
Total distance per min (m·min
-1
)
60.33 ± 2.59
70.04 ± 9.81
*
-14.96 to -4.46
0.001
0.99
Maximum velocity (m·s
-1
)
7.61 ± 0.28
6.98 ± 0.34
*
0.48 to 0.77
<0.001
2.34
Ratio of Accelerations to Decelerations (min
-1
)
(Frequency of acceleration and deceleration)
0.97 ± 0.15
(45.62: 47.32)
0.89 ± 0.15
*
(15.44: 17.42)
0.02 to 0.15
0.019
0.63
Distance in velocity zones (m·min
-1
)
zone 1 (0–1.50 m·s
-1
)
18.92 ± 1.53
17.03 ± 2.67
*
0.83 to 2.95
0.002
0.95
zone 2 (1.50–3.00 m·s
-1
)
17.30 ± 1.59
21.18 ± 6.10
*
-7.21 to -0.56
0.025
0.62
zone 3 (3.00–4.00 m·s
-1
)
11.69 ± 0.90
17.68 ± 2.33
*
-7.29 to -4.70
<0.001
2.46
zone 4 (4.00–5.50 m·s
-1
)
10.06 ± 1.41
11.87 ± 2.12
*
-2.63 to -0.97
<0.001
1.16
zone 5 (5.50–7.00 m·s
-1
)
1.37 ± 0.23
1.44 ± 0.40
-0.23 to 0.09
0.381
0.24
zone 6 (> 7.00 m·s
-1
)
0.99 ± 0.31
0.84 ± 0.37
-0.02 to 0.32
0.088
0.47
* Statistically significant difference.