Endurance Aspects of Soccer and Other Field Games

Reilly, Thomas

doi:10.1002/9780470694930.ch61

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“…The pattern of play in hurling is broadly similar to that of other stick-and-ball games such as fieldhockey and lacrosse (Reilly, 2000). Good running abilities are important as the majority of the total distance travelled is taken up with movement away from play.…”

Section: Hurlingmentioning

confidence: 94%

Science and the Gaelic sports: Gaelic football and hurling

Reilly

Collins

2008

European Journal of Sport Science

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The two major sports indigenous to Ireland are Gaelic football and hurling. Both are 15-a-side field games played on a pitch 40% longer than a soccer field. They are firmly linked to a nationalist tradition and have by far the highest participation rates in sports in the country. Both games make multiple demands on participants due to their free-flowing nature and quick movement of play from end to end of the pitch. Hurling calls for handÁeye coordination and skilled use of the hurling stick in hitting and blocking the ball. Fitness characteristics mirror game demands. Participants at elite level in both games display high aerobic power, the footballers tending to be stronger in the upper body and better in vertical jumping. Gaelic footballers in particular match the fitness characteristics of professional soccer players, except for sprinting speed. Less attention has been paid to female participants, especially in camogie, the female version of hurling. Despite their amateur status, and due to the popularity of the sports and the training regimens adopted by players, the games have garnered sports science support systems for elite performers. Support personnel benefit from a generic knowledge base as well as a burgeoning research agenda targeted at the Gaelic games.

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Section: Hurlingmentioning

confidence: 94%

Science and the Gaelic sports: Gaelic football and hurling

Reilly

Collins

2008

European Journal of Sport Science

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“…Taylor, Chapman, Cronin, et al 12 ; Cormack, Newton, McGuigan, et al 22 ; Giannesini, Cozzone and Bendahan 23 ; Liederbach, Schanfein and Kremenic 24 ; Reilly 25 ; Rodrigues, Soares and Tomazini 15 ; Waldron and Highton 26…”

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Assessment of Fatigue and Recovery in Sport: Narrative Review

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Fatigue is a phenomenon associated with decreases in both physical and cognitive performances and increases in injury occurrence. Competitive athletes are required to complete demanding training programmes with high workloads to elicit the physiological and musculoskeletal adaptations plus skill acquisition necessary for performance. High workloads, especially sudden rapid increases in training loads, are associated with the occurrence of fatigue. At present, there is limited evidence elucidating the underlying mechanisms associating the fatigue generated by higher workloads and with an increase in injury risk. The multidimensional nature and manifestation of fatigue have led to differing definitions and dichotomies of the term. Consequently, a plethora of physiological, biochemical, psychological and performance markers have been proposed to measure fatigue and recovery. Those include self-reported scales, countermovement jump performance, heart rate variability, and saliva and serum biomarker analyses. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the fatigue and recovery plus methods of assessments.

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“…Body fat percentages in elite hurling have ranged from 8-18% with no significant differences found between players (10,36). Intuitively, a higher body fat percentage is not a desirable characteristic as it is likely to negatively affect player acceleration and aerobic capacity, which are important traits in hurling (11,40,49).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…width: 80-90m) (8). It has a similar playing configuration to that of other stick and ball sports such as hockey and lacrosse and encompasses a wide spectrum of physical characteristics such as strength, change of direction, and aerobic capacity (17,47,48,49). The game consists of two teams of 15 who play for 35 minutes each half.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%