An investigation in to the positional running demands of elite Gaelic football players: how competition data can inform training practice
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Article Title | An investigation in to the positional running demands of elite Gaelic football players: how competition data can inform training practice |
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ERA Journal ID | 9783 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | McGahan, Jason (Author), Burns, Con (Author), Lacey, Sean (Author), Gabbett, Tim (Author) and O'Neill, Cian (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research |
Journal Citation | 34 (7), pp. 2040-2047 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1064-8011 |
1533-4287 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002492 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2020/07000/investigation_in_to_the_positional_running_demands.29.aspx |
Abstract | PURPOSE: This study investigated the positional running demands of elite Gaelic football players during match-play and compared these demands with typical training activities used to prepare players for competition. METHODS: Global positioning system (GPS) data was obtained from thirty elite Gaelic football players (26.9 +/- 3.5 years, 182.8 +/- 6.1 cm, 84.6 +/- 8.1 kg) across a full season (13 competitive games and 78 training sessions). Only players who completed the full match and respective training sessions were included (n = 107 match files and n = 1,603 training files). Data was collected using 4-Hz GPS units (VX Sport, New Zealand). Mean high speed (>/=17 km.h; m/min), mean speed (m/min), percentage at high speed (%) and mean sprint efforts (>/=17 km.h; no./min) were recorded. Running variables were analysed across the 5 outfield positional lines in Gaelic football (full back [FB], half back [HB], midfield [MF], half forward [HF], full forward [FF]). RESULTS: For mean high speed running and mean speed, significant relationships (range r =.811 - .964 & r = .792 - .998 respectively) were found between competition and game-based training for players in the FB, HB, MF and FF lines (p<.05). Analyses of mean sprint efforts and percentage at high speed found positive correlations between competition and training activities across each of the positional lines. CONCLUSION: Appropriately designed training activities can ensure that the position-specific demands of elite Gaelic football competition are met using a game-based training approach. Collectively, these findings demonstrate the value of, and provide support for, the use of a game-based training approach as a method of preparing players for the physical demands of competition in elite Gaelic football. |
Keywords | Running demands; Gaelic football; High speed running; Adult; Athletic Performance; Football; Geographic Information Systems; Humans; Male; Research Design; Running; Young Adult |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Munster Technological University, Ireland |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q53x3/an-investigation-in-to-the-positional-running-demands-of-elite-gaelic-football-players-how-competition-data-can-inform-training-practice
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