Rating of perceived challenge as a measure of internal load for technical skill performance

Affiliations

• ¹ Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
• ² Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
• ³ Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
• ⁴ Yorkshire Carnegie Rugby Union Football Club, Leeds, UK.
• ⁵ Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Club, Leeds, UK.
• ⁶ School of Sport and Heath Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK.
• ⁷ Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
• ⁸ School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
• ⁹ Norths Devils Rugby Football League, Queensland, Australia.
• ¹⁰ Cardiff Metropolitan University Rugby Union Football Club, Cardiff, UK.
• ¹¹ Institute for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
• ¹² The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Research Centre, Cape Town, South Africa.
• ¹³ Ulster Rugby, Kingspan Stadium, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• ¹⁴ The Rugby Football League, Leeds, UK.