Parameters during the initiation of scrummaging, across the five different engagement techniques and six different playing levels*
| Variable\category | CTPE | CTS | Fold-in | 7+1 | 5+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance from the pads (m)† # | 3 | 3 | 1,2,4,5 | 3 | 3 |
| Internationala | 0.39 (0.10) | 0.38 (0.12) | 0.33 (0.08) | 0.40 (0.09) | 0.38 (0.08) |
| Elite | 0.46 (0.08) | 0.44 (0.11) | 0.41 (0.04) | 0.45 (0.09) | 0.46 (0.08) |
| Community | 0.45 (0.08) | 0.45 (0.11) | 0.38 (0.11) | 0.49 (0.12) | 0.57 (0.12) |
| Academyi | 0.50 (0.08) | 0.52 (0.10) | 0.44 (0.12) | 0.52 (0.10) | 0.53 (0.08) |
| Women | 0.48 (0.03) | 0.41 (0.05) | 0.29 (0.03) | 0.44 (0.02) | 0.40 (0.05) |
| School | 0.42 (0.06) | 0.42 (0.13) | 0.37 (0.09) | 0.43 (0.09) | 0.47 (0.10) |
| Maximum engagement speed (m/s)† # | 3 | 3 | 1,2,4,5 | 3 | 3 |
| International | 2.7 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.4) | 1.8 (0.5) | 2.7 (0.3) | 2.7 (0.4) |
| Elites | 3.0 (0.6) | 3.0 (0.6) | 2.3 (0.2) | 3.0 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.6) |
| Community | 2.9 (0.4) | 2.9 (0.1) | 1.7 (0.4) | 2.8 (0.3) | 2.6 (0.4) |
| Academy | 2.7 (0.2) | 2.5 (0.5) | 1.5 (0.3) | 2.6 (0.4) | 2.3 (0.4) |
| Women | 2.4 (0.4) | 2.5 (0.3) | 1.5 (0.1) | 2.5 (0.3) | 2.5 (0.3) |
| Schoole | 2.3 (0.4) | 2.5 (0.3) | 1.4 (0.5) | 2.3 (0.6) | 2.4 (0.4) |
*Measures are reported as mean (SD).<PE: do not link †and #. Leave it superscript.>
Significant main effect (p<0.05) between playing levels (†) and pairwise comparisons are reported by the following convention: i=different from International; e=different from Elite; c=different from Community; a=different from Academy; w=different from Women; s=different from School.
Significant main effect (p<0.05) between engagement conditions (#) and pairwise comparisons are reported by the following convention: 1=different from CTPE; 2=different from CTS; 3=different from Fold-in; 4=different from 7+1; 5=different from 5+3.
CTPE, crouch–touch–pause–engage; CTS, crouch–touch–x–set (x, non-verbal pause).