Factors influencing attendance at preseason rugby training
Weeks attended | Sessions attended | |||||||
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Factor | n* | Adjusted mean† | Standard error | p Value | n* | Adjusted mean‡ | Standard error | p Value |
*A small number of players did not answer all the questions and have been excluded from particular analyses. | ||||||||
†Adjusted for age, contractual playing status, whether an injury delayed the start of the training or not, and whether an injury occurred during preseason training or not obtained from least squares means from analysis of covariance. | ||||||||
‡Adjusted for age, contractual playing status, and whether an injury occurred during preseason training or not obtained from least squares means from analysis of covariance. | ||||||||
Contractual playing status | ||||||||
Professional | 27 | 13.7 | 0.97 | 27 | 63.1 | 2.58 | ||
Amateur | 753 | 6.1 | 0.27 | 0.000 | 745 | 14.2 | 0.68 | 0.000 |
Injury delaying the start of preseason training | ||||||||
Yes | 150 | 9.3 | 0.60 | 149 | 37.6 | 1.60 | ||
No | 630 | 10.6 | 0.53 | 0.007 | 623 | 39.1 | 1.42 | 0.240 |
Injured during preseason training | ||||||||
Yes | 117 | 10.4 | 0.62 | 116 | 40.4 | 1.66 | ||
No | 663 | 9.4 | 0.53 | 0.048 | 656 | 36.9 | 1.35 | 0.010 |
Physical activities over summer | ||||||||
No activities undertaken | 128 | 8.0 | 0.67 | 126 | 34.5 | 1.80 | ||
Aerobic and/or power activities undertaken | 645 | 10.0 | 0.51 | 0.000 | 639 | 38.9 | 1.35 | 0.001 |