Journal article
Game location and aggression in rugby league
Abstract
The present study examined the relationship between aggression and game location in rugby league. We videotaped a random sample of 21 professional rugby league games played in the 2000 Super League season. Trained observers recorded the frequency of aggressive behaviours. Consistent with previous research, which used territoriality theories as a basis for prediction, we hypothesized that the home team would behave more aggressively than the …
Authors
Jones MV; Bray SR; Olivier S
Journal
Journal of Sports Sciences, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 387–393
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
April 2005
DOI
10.1080/02640410400021617
ISSN
0264-0414