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On-ice measures of external load in relation to match outcome in elite female ice hockey

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2019

Authors

Douglas, Adam
Johnston, Kathryn
Baker, Joseph
Rotondi, Michael A.
Jamnik, Veronica K.
Macpherson, Alison K.

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MDPI

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The aim of this study is to investigate the differences between select on-ice measures using inertial movement sensors based on match outcome, and to determine changes in player movements across three periods of play. Data were collected during one season of competition in elite female ice hockey players (N = 20). Two-factor mixed effects ANOVAs for each skating position were performed to investigate the differences in match outcome, as well as differences in external load measures during the course of a match. For match outcome, there was a small difference for forwards in explosive ratio (p = 0.02, ES = 0.26) and percentage high force strides (p = 0.04, ES = 0.50). When viewed across three periods of a match, moderate differences were found in skating load (p = 0.01, ES = 0.75), explosive efforts (p = 0.04, ES = 0.63), and explosive ratio (p = 0.002, ES = 0.87) for forwards, and in PlayerLoad (p = 0.01, ES = 0.70), explosive efforts (p = 0.04, ES = 0.63), and explosive ratio (p = 0.01, ES = 0.70) for defense. When examining the relevance to match outcome, external load measures associated with intensity appear to be an important factor among forwards. These results may be helpful for coaches and sport scientists when making decisions pertaining to training and competition strategies.

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Douglas A, Johnston K, Baker J, Rotondi MA, Jamnik VK, Macpherson AK. On-Ice Measures of External Load in Relation to Match Outcome in Elite Female Ice Hockey. Sports (Basel). 2019;7(7):173. Published 2019 Jul 16. doi:10.3390/sports7070173