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Positional Match Running Performance and Performance Profiles of Elite Female Field Hockey
Ist Teil von
International journal of sports physiology and performance, 2021-09, Vol.16 (9), p.1295-1302
Ort / Verlag
United States: Human Kinetics
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
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Human Kinetics
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To determine if there is a link between the demands of competitive game activity and performance profiles of elite female field hockey players.
Global positioning systems (GPS) were used to quantify running performance of elite female field hockey players (N = 20) during 26 competitive games. Performance profiles were assessed at 2 time points (preseason and midseason) for 2 competitive seasons. A battery of anthropometric and performance field-based tests (30-15 intermittent fitness test, incremental run test, 10-30-m speed test, T test, and vertical jump test) were used to determine the performance profiles of the players.
Players covered a mean total distance of 5384 (835) m, of which 19% was spent at high intensities (zone 5: 796 [221] m; zone 6: 274 [105] m). Forwards covered the lowest mean total distance (estimated marginal means 4586 m; 95% confidence interval, 4275-4897), whereas work rate was higher in forwards compared with midfielders (P = .006, d = 0.43) and central defenders (P = .001, d = 1.41). Players showed an improvement in body composition and anaerobic performance from preseason to midseason. Aerobic performance capacity (maximal oxygen uptake and speed at the 4-mM lactate threshold) was positively correlated with high-intensity activities.
There is a clear relationship between running performance and aerobic performance profiles in elite female hockey players. These results highlight the importance of a well-developed aerobic performance capacity in order to maintain a high performance level during hockey games.