Absolute and relative reliability of SCRuM test battery components assembled for schoolboy rugby players playing competitive rugby in low-resource settings: A pragmatic in-season test-retest approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schoolboy rugby is a popular sport which forms the bedrock of rugby development in many African countries, including Zimbabwe. With burgeoning talent identification programmes, the development of multi-dimensional, logically-validated, and reliable test batteries is essential to inform the objective selection of potentially talented young rugby athletes.

Objectives

This study sought evidence on the absolute and relative test-retest reliability of the component test items in the newly-assembled SCRuM test battery.

Methods

Utilising a pragmatic test-retest experimental design, a sample of 41 Under-19 schoolboy players playing competitive rugby in the elite Super Eight Schools Rugby League in Harare, Zimbabwe, participated in the study.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Chiwaridzo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10883676 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature