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dc.contributor.authorMcManus, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorStevenson, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:06:51Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:06:51Z
dc.date.created2008-11-12T23:36:19Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationMcManus, A and Stevenson, M. 2007. Quantifying the physical demands in non-elite field hockey to develop training guidelines that minimise injury through adequate preparation, in Finch, Caroline (ed), Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport: Active '07, 13 Oct 2007. Adelaide, South Australia: Sports Medicine Australia.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18257
dc.description.abstract

Players need a high level of energy and analytical skill to fulfil the requirements of a field hockey game. Sports-specific physical training is paramount in field hockey. Few published studies have focused on the demands placed on participants at non-elite level. This study quantified the positional demands of both male and female non-elite competitors with the view to developing guidelines to test players preparedness to compete. This study found that there were few significant differences between the demands placed on players by position or gender with players performing between 510 and 520 separate movements per game, changing movements every 8-11 seconds. Differences existed between the number and utility movements in both genders however male defenders completed significantly more high intensity movements in comparison to female attack players. On average players in both genders completed up to 300 moderately high or high intensity movements over a game with more intense anaerobic efforts required towards the end of playing periods. The findings of this study indicate the need for gender-specific basic skills and fitness programs with two additional components addressing the differing needs of midfielders and defences (similar) and the attacks. This paper will present evidence for the development of performance tests that cater for the significant differences between the demands of each position. The tests can be used to assess player preparedness to compete, if ready to return to play following injury or if fatigued during the season.

dc.publisherSports Medicine Australia
dc.titleQuantifying the physical demands in non-elite field hockey to develop training guidelines that minimise injury through adequate preparation
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.titleSupplement to: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2007, Vol10: Issue 6ISSN 1440 2440
dcterms.source.seriesSupplement to: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 2007, Vol10: Issue 6ISSN 1440 2440
dcterms.source.conferenceAustralian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport: Active '07
dcterms.source.conference-start-date13 Oct 2007
dcterms.source.conferencelocationAdelaide, South Australia
dcterms.source.placeCanberra, ACT
curtin.departmentWestern Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research (Curtin Research Centre)
curtin.identifierEPR-2470
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available
curtin.facultyDivision of Health Sciences
curtin.facultyWestern Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research


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