Abstract
The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of a selection of gloves currently used by wheelchair rugby players upon aspects of skill performance. Eleven able‐bodied male participants on two separate occasions performed three rugby‐specific drills in four glove conditions: building (BLD), multipurpose (MLP) and US National Football League (NFL) gloves and no gloves (NO). A series of one‐way ANOVA with repeated measures were performed to evaluate the different outcomes. No significant influence of glove condition was evident for ball handling accuracy. However, acceleration drills were completed significantly quicker for the NFL (15.9 ± 0.9 s, P<0.001) and BLD gloves ( 16.5 ± 1.0s, P<0.05) compared with the MLP gloves (17.5 ± 1.3 s). Agility times were significantly quicker for the NFL (14.0 ± 0.9s, P<0.01) and BLD gloves (14.1 ± 1.0s, P<0.05) compared with the MLP gloves (14.9 ± 0.9 s). The NFL (1.2 ± 0.1 m/s2, P<0.001) and BLD gloves (1.1 ± 0.1 m/s2, P<0.01) were also significantly quicker ...
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