The use of accelerometers to quantify external load in rugby league match play
The lack of differences between positional groups suggests that accelerometers quantify both the running and contact that occurs within rugby league competition. As such, accelerometers may provide a measure of total high and low-intensity work in a contact based running sports, providing alternative and/or additional information to running metrics derived from global positioning systems.
Authors
- Lachlan Penfold
- Judith A. Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0519-3521)
- Grant M. Duthie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5920-0363)
- Heidi R. Compton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5818-4450)
- Robert I.M. Delves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7111-5054)
Institutions
- Australian Football League (AU)
- Victoria University (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1560877
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00