Análise técnico-tática dos jogos do I campeonato regional nordeste de rugby em cadeira de rodas.

Abstract

Wheelchair Rugby (WR) is a Paralympic sport played by individuals with tetraplegia or tetraequivalence. Studying technical-tactical indicators in WR allows for an individual analysis of athletes and teams, contributing to identifying strengths, facilitating improvements, and optimizing training to enhance championship performance. Understanding what determines game outcomes (winning or losing) using performance indicators is essential due to the scarcity of studies and the need to comprehend the correlation between these indicators and team success. The objective of this study is to analyze offensive and defensive indicators of teams participating in the 1st Northeastern Regional Wheelchair Rugby Championship – 2023, to understand the game outcome. The sample consisted of two teams and ten athletes across three games held in the competition. A scouting tool based on the studies of Molik et al. (2008) was used to record the variables. For analysis, Lince software (version 1.4) was used, analyzing by team the number of individually scored tries, collective tries, and the number of appropriate and inappropriate actions for offensive parameters: throw-in, reception, passes, assists; and for defensive parameters: turnover. Mean and standard deviation were used for descriptive analysis. The comparison of offensive and defensive variables between teams was performed using an independent t-test with resampling procedure. Results showed that the winning team (II) had a higher average in throw-ins before the centerline, individual points, and reception efficiency, while the losing team (I) showed superiority in the overall throw-in variable. It is concluded that throw-ins before the centerline, reception efficiency, and individual tries may have influenced Team II’s victory.