McGahan, Jason and Burns, Con and Lacey, Sean and Gabbett, Tim and O'Neill, Cian (2020) An investigation in to the positional running demands of elite Gaelic football players: how competition data can inform training practice. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34 (7). pp. 2040-2047. ISSN 1064-8011
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.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Resilient Regions - Centre for Health Research (1 Apr 2020 -) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Resilient Regions - Centre for Health Research (1 Apr 2020 -) |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Dec 2021 23:32 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2021 04:13 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Running demands; Gaelic football; High speed running; Adult; Athletic Performance; Football; Geographic Information Systems; Humans; Male; Research Design; Running; Young Adult |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science > 110699 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4207 Sports science and exercise > 420799 Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
| Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002492 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/36421 |
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