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Assessing the impact of the season and rule changes on specific match and tactical variables in professional rugby league football in the United Kingdom.
Abstract
Rule changes in sport are an inherent part of the changing environment for players, coaches and spectators. However, the impact of these rule changes is often not assessed objectively. The aim of this study was to establish whether rule changes implemented between 1992 and 2000 significantly influenced the playing pattern of professional rugby league teams. A specifically designed hand notation system was used to assess 17 key variables in 48 full game performances over four time Periods (1988-92; 1993-95; 1997-98; 2000-02). Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) revealed a significant (P<0.01) increase in the frequency per unit time of dummy half passes in the Period immediately after the introduction of the 10-m rule; a significant (P < 0.01) decrease in the percentage of tackle errors and an increase in the frequency per unit time of dummy half passes (P < 0.01) in the Period immediately following the change of playing season (1996) and a significant (P < 0.01) decrease in the percentage of kicks out of play in the Period immediately following the introduction of the 40-20 rule. It was concluded that rule changes implemented between 1992 and 2000 had little impact on the playing patterns of professional rugby league teams.
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“To add credence to the possibility of a delayed effect, rule changes have been shown to incrementally and slowly effect how basketball (e.g., decrease in three-point accuracy by virtue of the increase in three-point arc distance to the basket; Strumbelj et al., 2013) and rugby league (e.g., 75% reduction in possessions kicked out of play due to the introduction of '40-20' rule; Eaves et al., 2008)”
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- Eaves, S. J. (2006). ‘The convergence of the twain’: A notational analysis of northern hemisphere rugby league and rugby union football 1988-2002. PhD Thesis, University of Wales.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Eaves, J. S., Hughes, D. M., & Lamb, L. K.
- Affiliations
- Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
- Cardiff Metropolitan University (GB)
- Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Chester, Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 2BJ England
- Venue
- International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-11-10
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 104-118
- ISSN
- 1474-8185 (ISSN-L)
- 2474-8668
- OpenAlex
- W2286477340
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- e-space (Manchester Metropolitan University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Sports Analytics and Performance
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Sociology, History and Politics of Sport
- Keywords
- rugby league, rule changes, match analysis
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