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FRIAS, Lestter  e  RAMOS, Yusimi. Fundamental characteristics of competitive activity for Rugby Sevens in the international context. Rev Podium [online]. 2021, vol.16, n.3, pp. 892-904.  Epub 17-Set-2021. ISSN 1996-2452.

The main objective of this research was to characterize the Rugby Sevens competition from the competitive performance in real game conditions, allowing to know in detail the specific conditions in which a Rugby Sevens match takes place; serving fundamentally as an organizational tool for Cuban Rugby coaches, when planning the process of preparing first-rate Rugby players. For the development of the research, it was determined to select the Rugby Sevens World Cup "San Francisco 2018". Indirect observations and measurements were made through the Video Technique to the 35 most demanding matches for the female and male sex; accounting and tabulating the competitive performance of the players, where the selection criteria was directed in the number of passes, kicks, Scrum, Line Up, Ruck, Moul and tackles made by matches, representing the average of the elements and the most representative matches for each sex, in addition to the time of completion of the actions; as well as a bibliographic review of the Rugby regulations and the variations for the Seven modality corresponding to the year of the World Cup under study. It was started from the characterization of Rugby Sevens through 11 indicators of internal factors of competitive activity. As a result, the fundamental characteristics for Rugby in the Sevens modality were determined in first level competitions, this being the fundamental resource to obtain the demands of competitive activity.

Palavras-chave : Detailed characterization; Performance; Competitive activity..

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