Factors affecting the recovery-stress, burnout and mood state scores of elite student rugby players

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dc.contributor.authorGrobbelaar H.W.
dc.contributor.authorMalan D.D.J.
dc.contributor.authorSteyn B.J.M.
dc.contributor.authorEllis S.M.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:05:26Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:05:26Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractA sample of 41 male student rugby players (mean age: 21.87 ± 1.39 years) completed the Recovery-Stress Questionnaire (Kellmann & Kallus, 2001), Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (Raedeke & Smith, 2001) and Stellenbosch Mood Scale (Terry et al., 2003) repeatedly over a five-month period. Independent t-tests, oneway analysis of variance and effect sizes were used to indicate significant differences between groups (categorised according to playing position, experience level and starting status). The group of forwards were shown to have significantly (d ≈ 0.5) better results than the backline players for 12 of the 39 tested variables. The group of less experienced players had significantly less General and Sport-specific Stress and negative Mood State scores than their very experienced and novice counterparts, whilst the novice players showed greater General and Sport-specific Recovery scores. Differences in starting status were also observed as the reserve players were shown to have significantly higher General and Sport-specific Recovery scores and better Mood State scores than the regular starters. These results suggest that playing position, experience level and starting status should be considered in player management strategies and during the psycho-social monitoring of players aimed at reducing the onset and development of overtraining and burnout.
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dc.identifier.citationSouth African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation
dc.identifier.citation32
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dc.identifier.issn3799069
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13128
dc.titleFactors affecting the recovery-stress, burnout and mood state scores of elite student rugby players
dc.typeArticle
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