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Assessment of Sprint Speed in Junior Women's Rugby 7's Players

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  • Mihaela Gabriela Surmei Balan

    (PhD. Student, Doctoral School in Sports and Physical Education Science, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza†University of Iasi, 507184 Iași, Romania)

  • Adrian Cojocariu

    (Professor PhD., Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza†University of Iași, 507184 Iași, Romania)

  • Florentina Petruta Martinas

    (Teaching Assistant PhD., Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza†University of Iași, 507184 Iași, Romania)

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate the sprint speed of junior female rugby 7`s players over different distances, both with and without the ball. We hypothesize that there are statistically significant differences between the results obtained in speed tests with the ball and without it. Also, we assume that there are differences between the sprint speed of the players depending on their position. In this sense, we evaluated 22 junior female rugby 7`s players, with an average age of 15,40 ± 1,33 years (165,50 ± 5,69 cm, 63,07 ± 9,94 kg, 18,44 ± 6,31 kg fat mass, 42,34 ± 4,48 kg muscle mass, 25,26 ± 2,67 kg skeletal muscle mass), all participants in the Romanian National Women's Rugby Sevens Championship. The sprint speed was measured using the Witty Sem automated timing system, with sensor gates placed at 10, 20, and 40 meters. Each player covered the 40-meter distance four times, twice with the ball and twice without it, recording the best times achieved. The results of the statistical analysis highlight significant differences in sprint speed with and without the ball (p

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  • Mihaela Gabriela Surmei Balan & Adrian Cojocariu & Florentina Petruta Martinas, 2025. "Assessment of Sprint Speed in Junior Women's Rugby 7's Players," Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala - Journal for Multidimensional Education, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 17(1), pages 384-404, January-M.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:rev1rl:v:17:y:2025:i:1:p:384-404
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/17.1/957
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