Physical Match

Relationship between tests of physical qualities and physical match performance in elite rugby league players.

Previous investigators have reported significant relationships between tests of physical qualities and physical match performance in high-intensity, intermittent team sport (e.g., soccer) players. Although rugby league requires competitors to perform high-intensity running, unlike most other high-intensity intermittent team sports, the physical demands are significantly increased through the la...

Mis-match, Re-match and Investment

Mobility depends essentially on investment, which often occurs in environments in which individuals match (school) or will match after investing (the labor market). Where partners can transfer surplus to each other only imperfectly (NTU), the pattern of matching will typically be inefficient, involving too much segregation, and provide a possible rationale for “associational redistribution” suc...

The Big Match and the Paris Match

Relationship between tests of physical qualities, team selection, and physical match performance in semiprofessional rugby league players.

This study investigated the physical qualities that discriminated state-based rugby league players competing for selection in a semiprofessional rugby league team, and determined the relationship between tests of physical qualities and physical match performance in these players. Thirty-two rugby league players (mean ± SD age, 24 ± 3 years) from a Queensland Cup rugby league squad participated ...

Match injury rates in professional soccer vary with match result, match venue, and type of competition.

BACKGROUND Player activities in soccer matches are influenced by the match result and match venue. It is not known whether injury rates are influenced by these factors. PURPOSE To investigate whether there are associations between injury rates and the match result, venue, and type of competition in male soccer. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS Twenty-six profession...