Run-Based Tests Performed on an Indoor and Outdoor Surface Are Comparable in Adolescent Rugby League Players
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Methods
2.4. Linear Speed
2.5. Change-of-Direction
2.6. Aerobic Capacity
2.7. Reliability and Levels of Acceptability
2.8. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Test–Retest Reliability
3.2. Assessment of Significant and/or Meaningful Differences in Run-Based Tests Occurring on an Outdoor Turfed Field and an Indoor Multipurpose Sport Surface
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Test | n | CV (%) | Acceptable CV | ICC (95% CI) | ICC Classification |
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10 m sprint | 15 | 1.9 | Yes | 0.76 (0.43 to 0.91) | Good |
20 m sprint | 15 | 1.4 | Yes | 0.86 (0.63 to 0.95) | Good |
505-Agility Test right | 15 | 4.6 | Yes | 0.19 (−0.34 to 0.63) | Poor |
505-Agility Test left | 15 | 5.1 | No | 0.21 (−0.32 to 0.64) | Poor |
Multistage fitness test (mL·kg−1·min−1) | 15 | 4.1 | Yes | 0.63 (0.19 to 0.86) | Moderate |
Test | n | Outdoor Turfed Surface | Indoor Multipurpose Sport Surface | Comparison of Run-Based Tests Conducted During Week 1 and Week 2 | ||||
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Week 1 Mean ± SD | Week 2 Mean ± SD | Week 3 Mean ± SD | p-Value | Hedges’ g | 95% CI | Effect Size Magnitude | ||
10 m sprint (s) | 15 | 1.75 ± 0.05 | 1.77 ± 0.10 | 1.77 ± 0.11 | 0.56 | 0.15 | −0.41 to 0.70 | Trivial |
20 m sprint (s) | 15 | 3.05 ± 0.12 | 3.06 ± 0.16 | 3.07 ± 0.18 | 0.82 | 0.06 | −0.49 to 0.61 | Trivial |
505-Agility right (s) | 15 | 2.31 ± 0.20 | 2.20 ± 0.10 | 2.15 ± 0.17 | 0.05 | −0.53 | −1.12 to 0.06 | Trivial |
505-Agility left (s) | 15 | 2.29 ± 0.18 | 2.21 ± 0.12 | 2.15 ± 0.19 | 0.13 | −0.40 | −0.97 to 0.17 | Trivial |
Multistage fitness test (mL·kg−1·min−1) | 15 | 46.09 ± 3.82 | 47.4 ± 3.87 | 46.79 ± 5.45 | 0.33 | 0.25 | −0.31 to 0.81 | Trivial |
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Carron, M.A.; Dalbo, V.J. Run-Based Tests Performed on an Indoor and Outdoor Surface Are Comparable in Adolescent Rugby League Players. Sports 2025, 13, 351. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13100351
Carron MA, Dalbo VJ. Run-Based Tests Performed on an Indoor and Outdoor Surface Are Comparable in Adolescent Rugby League Players. Sports. 2025; 13(10):351. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13100351
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarron, Michael A., and Vincent J. Dalbo. 2025. "Run-Based Tests Performed on an Indoor and Outdoor Surface Are Comparable in Adolescent Rugby League Players" Sports 13, no. 10: 351. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13100351
APA StyleCarron, M. A., & Dalbo, V. J. (2025). Run-Based Tests Performed on an Indoor and Outdoor Surface Are Comparable in Adolescent Rugby League Players. Sports, 13(10), 351. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13100351