Perceived Wellness Associated With Practice and Competition in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Players

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Wellman, Aaron D., Coad, Sam, Flynn, Patrick J., Siam, Ty K. and McLellan, Christopher. 2019. "Perceived Wellness Associated With Practice and Competition in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Players." Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 33 (1), pp. 112-124. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002169
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Perceived Wellness Associated With Practice and Competition in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Players

ERA Journal ID9783
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsWellman, Aaron D. (Author), Coad, Sam (Author), Flynn, Patrick J. (Author), Siam, Ty K. (Author) and McLellan, Christopher (Author)
Journal TitleJournal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Journal Citation33 (1), pp. 112-124
Number of Pages13
Year2019
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
Place of PublicationUnited States
ISSN1064-8011
1533-4287
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002169
Web Address (URL)https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2019/01000/Perceived_Wellness_Associated_With_Practice_and.13.aspx
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Perceived wellness associated with practice and competition in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football players. J Strength Cond Res 33(1): 112–124, 2019—This study assessed the influence of movement demands resulting from weekly practice sessions and games, on perceived wellness measurements taken postgame (Sunday) and 48 hours pregame (Thursday) throughout the in-season period in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I football players. Thirty players were monitored using global positioning system receivers (OptimEye S5; Catapult Innovations) during 12 games and 24 in-season practices. Movement variables included low-intensity distance, medium-intensity distance, high-intensity distance, sprint distance, total distance, player load, and acceleration and deceleration distance. Perceived wellness, including fatigue, soreness, sleep quality and quantity, stress, and mood, was examined using a questionnaire on a 1–5 Likert scale. Multilevel mixed linear regressions determined the differential effects of movement metrics on perceived wellness. Post hoc tests were conducted to evaluate the pairwise differentials of movement and significance for wellness ratings. Notable findings included significantly (p ≤ 0.05) less player load, low-intensity distance, medium-intensity distance, high-intensity distance, total distance, and acceleration and deceleration distance at all intensities, in those reporting more favorable (4–5) ratings of perceived fatigue and soreness on Sunday. Conversely, individuals reporting more favorable Sunday-perceived stress ratings demonstrated significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher player load, low-intensity and medium-intensity distance, total distance, low-intensity and medium-intensity deceleration distance, and acceleration distance at all intensities than individuals reporting less favorable (1–2) perceived stress ratings. Data from this study provide a novel investigation of perceived wellness associated with college football practice and competition. Results support the use of wellness questionnaires for monitoring perceived wellness in NCAA Division I college football players.

KeywordsGPS, monitoring, questionnaire, American football
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified
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University of Notre Dame, United States
New York Giants, United States
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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