GPS analysis of a team competing in a national under 18 field hockey tournament

(GPS-Analyse einer Mannschaft, die an einem nationalen U18 Hockeyturnier teilnimmt)

The running demands in regional male under 18 field hockey is position specific, therefore, training schedules, substitutions and intra-match recovery should be tailored by position, taking into account the needs of the individual players. The purpose of this study was to utilise global-positioning system (GPS) technology to quantify the running demands of national under 18 field hockey players competing in a regional tournament. Ten male players (mean ± SD; age 17.2 ± 0.4 years; stature 178.1 ± 5.2 cm; body mass 78.8 ± 8.8 kg), consisting of strikers, midfielders and defenders wore GPS units while competing in six matches over a seven-day period at an under 18 national hockey tournament. GPS enabled the measurement of total distance (TD), low-speed activity (LSA; 0 -14.9 km/hr), and high-speed running (HSR; = 15 km/hr) distances in addition to distances over five velocity bands (= 5.9km.h-1; 6 - 10km.h-1; 10.1 - 14.9km.h-1; 15 - 24.6km.h-1; and = 24.7km.h-1). Data was log-transformed to reduce bias due to non-uniformity and analysed using a Hopkins spreadsheet to determine differences (p = 0.05) between playing groups. Midfielders covered significantly higher TD and the highest LSA when compared to other positional groups. Strikers covered significantly higher HSR and the lowest LSA out of all positional groups. These results suggest that these playing positions are sufficiently different to warrant specialised position-specific conditioning training leading into a hockey tournament. Therefore, training schedules, substitutions and intra-match recovery should be tailored by position, taking into account the needs of the individual players.
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Schlagworte: Hockey Nachwuchsleistungssport Jugend Junioren Bewegung Lauf Analyse Untersuchungsmethode Wettkampf Mannschaft individuell Spielposition Spezialsportler GPS
Notationen: Spielsportarten Nachwuchssport
Veröffentlicht in: Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning
Veröffentlicht: 2019
Jahrgang: 27
Heft: 5
Dokumentenarten: Artikel
Sprache: Englisch
Level: hoch