Max Malkin, Philip Morgan, Jin Yan, Narelle Eather
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Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the impact of rugby union coaching practices on athlete outcomes including performance, wellbeing and engagement.
Method: A systematic search was conducted of 10 electronic databases using the search strings (rugby*) AND (coach*).
Results: Consistent across various contexts (countries, age groups, school, club, representative, professional) findings from included qualitative (n = 18) and quantitative (n = 11) studies indicated that game-based coaching approaches improve rugby player performance, with contextualized and representative training activities being particularly effective. Our findings also support that coaching behaviors, personalised relationships and autonomy impact player engagement and wellbeing.
Conclusions: By applying game-based coaching approaches to instructional design and adopting recommended coaching behaviours, coaches can positively influence the performance, wellbeing and engagement of rugby players. Given the limited available studies and the risk of bias arising from the inclusion of a researcher-coach in many studies, further experimental studies across varied contexts and with more female coaches and players are required.
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The Journal of Sports Sciences has an international reputation for publishing articles of a high standard and is both Medline and Clarivate Analytics-listed. It publishes research on various aspects of the sports and exercise sciences, including anatomy, biochemistry, biomechanics, performance analysis, physiology, psychology, sports medicine and health, as well as coaching and talent identification, kinanthropometry and other interdisciplinary perspectives.
The emphasis of the Journal is on the human sciences, broadly defined and applied to sport and exercise. Besides experimental work in human responses to exercise, the subjects covered will include human responses to technologies such as the design of sports equipment and playing facilities, research in training, selection, performance prediction or modification, and stress reduction or manifestation. Manuscripts considered for publication include those dealing with original investigations of exercise, validation of technological innovations in sport or comprehensive reviews of topics relevant to the scientific study of sport.
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