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Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research Année : 2020

Wales Anaerobic Test: Reliability and Fitness Profiles of International Rugby Union Players

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To provide strength and conditioning coaches a practical and evidence-based test for repeated-sprint ability (RSA) in rugby union players, this study assessed the relative and absolute test-retest reliability of the Wales Anaerobic Test (WAT) and its position-specific association with other fitness performance indices. Thirty-four players (forwards: n 5 19; backs: n 5 15) of the Welsh rugby union male senior national team performed the WAT (10x50-m distance, 25–30 seconds of passive recovery) twice within 4 days. Time for each repetition was recorded, with the best (WATBest) and total time (WATTT) retained for analysis. Relative (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC]) and absolute (SEM) reliability of the WAT indices were quantified. Furthermore, association (Pearson’s product-moment correlations and stepwise backward elimination procedure) with other fitness performance indices (10- and 40-m sprinting times, 30-15 intermittent fitness test [30-15IFT] and the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 2 [YYIR2]) was investigated. Pooled values revealed “moderate” to “high” ICCs for WATBest (ICC = 0.89, p = 0.626) and WATTT (ICC = 0.95, p = 0.342). Good test sensitivity was reported for forwards and backs’ WATTT (p > 0.101). Both WATBest and WATTT correlated with 10-m and 40-m sprinting times (r > 0.69, p < 0.001) as well as with 30-15IFT (r < -0.77, p < 0.001) and YYIR2 (r < -0.68, p < 0.001) for pooled values. The WAT proved to be a reliable and sensitive test to assess the rugby union specific RSA-related fitness of international players.
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hal-02544677 , version 1 (16-04-2020)

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Adam Beard, John Ashby, Ryan Chambers, Grégoire P Millet, Franck Brocherie. Wales Anaerobic Test: Reliability and Fitness Profiles of International Rugby Union Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, In press, ⟨10.1519/JSC.0000000000003448⟩. ⟨hal-02544677⟩

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