Change of Direction Deficit in National Team Rugby Union Players: Is There an Influence of Playing Position?

• Main Authors: Tomás T. Freitas (Author), Pedro E. Alcaraz (Author), Chris Bishop (Author), Julio Calleja-González (Author), Ademir F. S. Arruda (Author), Aristide Guerriero (Author), Valter P. Reis (Author), Lucas A. Pereira (Author), Irineu Loturco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to investigate the change of direction (COD) ability and deficits of elite rugby union players, discriminating between position (backs and forwards), and between “faster and slower players”, in multiple COD tasks. Twenty-four male rugby union players from the Brazilian seni...