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11Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Section of Human Physiology, Copenhagen Center for Team Sport and Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, St. Luke's Campus, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom; 3Center of Health and Human Performance, Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; and 4Faculty of Natural and Health Sciences, University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.
Competitive ultimate Frisbee is an intense sport demanding high cardiovascular effort. Player fatigue is evident later in halves, and performance on the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test predicts match intensity and sprinting ability.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Exercise Physiology
- Biomechanics
Background:
- Ultimate Frisbee is a demanding intermittent team sport.
- Understanding the physical exertion is crucial for training optimization.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the game demands of competitive ultimate Frisbee.
- To correlate player fitness with on-field performance.
Main Methods:
- Match analysis of 13 male ultimate Frisbee athletes.
- Global Positioning System (GPS) and heart rate (HR) monitoring.
- Yo-Yo intermittent recovery tests (IR1 and IR2) for fitness assessment.
Main Results:
- High cardiovascular load: HRmean 82%, HRpeak 99% of max.
- Significant decrease in high-intensity running (HIR) in the second half and later periods.
- Yo-Yo IR1 and IR2 performance correlated with total sprint distance and late-half HIR, respectively.
Conclusions:
- Ultimate Frisbee imposes substantial physiological stress.
- Fatigue significantly impacts high-intensity actions in later game stages.
- Yo-Yo test performance is a valid indicator of physical capacity in ultimate Frisbee players.
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