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Damien Young1, Giuseppe Coratella2
1Limerick Institute of Technology, Thurles Campus, E41 PC92 Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland.
Sports (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 15, 2021
Summary
Elite hurling players show reduced accelerations and decelerations in later game quarters. Conditioning should focus on maintaining running performance after the third quarter to minimize decrements.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Biomechanics
- Athletic Performance
Background:
- Elite hurling involves high-intensity actions, including accelerations and decelerations.
- Understanding performance decrements throughout a game is crucial for training and strategy.
- Dynamic Stress Load (DSL) is a key metric for assessing physical exertion in team sports.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantify the temporal changes in accelerations, decelerations, and DSL in elite hurling players across game quarters.
- To identify specific quarters where performance decrements occur.
- To provide recommendations for conditioning to mitigate these performance drops.
Main Methods:
- Utilized 10-Hz GPS devices to collect data from 42 elite hurling players.
- Analyzed data from 22 games during the 2018-2020 seasons.
- Assessed the number of accelerations, decelerations, and DSL between game quarters.
Main Results:
- Accelerations and decelerations were significantly higher in Q1 compared to Q2 and Q4, and in Q3 compared to Q4.
- Dynamic Stress Load (DSL) showed a decrease in Q3 compared to Q1 and Q2.
- Most player positions experienced temporal decrements in at least one performance metric in specific quarters, with notable exceptions for certain positions and metrics.
Conclusions:
- Running performance, measured by accelerations and decelerations, declines in the second and fourth quarters.
- Dynamic Stress Load (DSL) decreases in the third quarter.
- Players require enhanced conditioning to sustain running performance levels throughout the latter stages of a hurling match.
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