Sprint acceleration is an important motor skill in team sports, thus consideration of
techniques adopted during the initial steps of acceleration is of interest. Different technique …

The initial steps of a sprint are important in team sports, such as rugby, where there is an
inherent requirement to maximally accelerate over short distances. Current understanding of …

Purpose: This study sought to quantify the within-individual relationships between
spatiotemporal variables and initial acceleration sprint performance in elite rugby backs and …

The reliability of the key determining kinematic variables associated with short sprint
performance provide insight into how and why movement may vary between individual trials …

Identifying coordination strategies used by sprinters and features that differentiate these
strategies will aid in understanding different technical approaches to initial sprint …

Lower-extremity power characteristics are central to performance in rugby. However little is
known regarding the effects of leg preference and playing position on sprint mechanics. The …

Purpose: This study implemented 18-week individual-specific sprint acceleration training
interventions in elite male rugby backs based on their predetermined individual technical …

The effect of the inclusion of a high hurdle 13.72 m after the start line on elite sprint start and
initial acceleration technique has yet to be investigated or understood. This highly novel …

Abstract Slawinski, J, Bonnefoy, A, Levêque, JM, Ontanon, G, Riquet, A, Dumas, R, and
Chèze, L. Kinematic and kinetic comparisons of elite and well-trained sprinters during sprint …

The aim was to investigate the kinematic factors associated with successful performance in
the initial acceleration phase of a sprint in the best male athletes in the World at the 2018 …