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ArticleSouth African journal of sports medicine2021

Absolute and relative reliability of

M Chiwaridzo, C Tadyanemhandu, N S Mkumbuzi, J M Dambi, G D Ferguson, B C Smits-Engelsman

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Article in South African journal of sports medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 49% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

M ChiwaridzoUniversity of Zimbabwe, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, Rehabilitation Unit, Harare, Zimbabwe.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4470-9604
C TadyanemhanduMidlands State University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Physiotherapy Department, Gweru, Zimbabwe.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1610-3699
N S MkumbuziUniversity of Cape Town, Health Through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sports Research Centre, Department of Human Biology, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4982-0662
J M DambiUniversity of Zimbabwe, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, Rehabilitation Unit, Harare, Zimbabwe.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2446-7903
G D FergusonUniversity of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2698-965X
B C Smits-EngelsmanUniversity of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0632-3276
University of Cape Town · ZAUniversity of Zimbabwe · ZWMidlands State University · ZW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

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 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: Physiological and game-specific skills tests which showed good to excellent relative reliability and acceptable absolute reliability, included: 20 m and 40 m speed, L-run, Vertical Jump (VJ), 60 s Push-Up, 2 kg Medicine Ball Chest Throw test (2 kg MBCT), Wall Sit Leg Strength test (WSLS), Repeated High Intensity Exercise test (RHIE), One Repetition Maximum Back Squat (1-RM BS) and Bench Press tests (1-RM BP), Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Level 1 test (Yo-Yo IRT L1), Tackling Proficiency test, Passing Ability Skill test and Running and Catching Ability skill test. Conclusion: All these tests are reliable and warrant inclusion in the

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Africaintraclass correlationreproducibilityrugby unionUnder 19Zimbabwe

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PMID38390585
PMCPMC10883676
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