A repeated shuttle sprint test with female and male international field hockey player is reliable and associated with single sprint but not intermittent endurance performance
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Goods, Paul S. R., McKay, Alannah K., Appleby, Brendyn, Veli, David, Peeling, Peter and Jennings, Denise. (2022). A repeated shuttle sprint test with female and male international field hockey player is reliable and associated with single sprint but not intermittent endurance performance. PLoS ONE. 17(7), p. Article e0271244. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271244
Authors | Goods, Paul S. R., McKay, Alannah K., Appleby, Brendyn, Veli, David, Peeling, Peter and Jennings, Denise |
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Abstract | Field hockey is a high-intensity intermittent team sport that has recently undergone a series of rule changes that have resulted in a greater demand for repeated high-intensity movements. Coaches and practitioners now require a reliable assessment of repeated accelerations, decelerations and changes of direction to assess these important match qualities. This investigation assessed the test-retest reliability of a novel 6x40m repeated shuttle sprint test (20m + 20m with a 180° turn) and its association with 40m straight line sprint and YoYo Intermittent Recovery Test performance in 28 International field hockey players (n = 14 females and n = 14 males). The sum of 6 sprint times (SUM) demonstrated ‘excellent’ (ICC = 0.94 and CV = 0.59%) and ‘good’ (ICC = 0.84 and CV = 0.75%) reliability in females and males, respectively. Best sprint time during the repeated shuttle sprint test also demonstrated suitable reliability to evaluate field hockey physical performance (ICC = 0.92 & 0.76, CV = 0.76% & 1.00% in females and males, respectively). SUM was significantly associated with 40 m straight line sprint performance in females (r = 0.90; p<0.001) and males (r = 0.92; p<0.001), but only a weak association was found with YoYo Intermittent Recovery Test performance for either group (r = 0.20; p = 0.495 & r = -0.19; p = 0.525 in females and males, respectively). In summary, field hockey testing batteries that include a repeated shuttle sprint test should consider including a test of intermittent endurance. Further, changes in SUM greater than 1.0% can be confidently interpreted by coaches and practitioners as a real change for both female and male elite field hockey players. |
Keywords | running; sports; human performance; acceleration; deceleration; lasers; physical fitness; statistics |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | PLoS ONE |
Journal citation | 17 (7), p. Article e0271244 |
Publisher | Public Library of Science |
ISSN | 1932-6203 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271244 |
PubMed ID | 35830427 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85134343524 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC9278775 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 1-12 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 13 Jul 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 24 Jun 2022 |
Deposited | 05 Dec 2022 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8y881/a-repeated-shuttle-sprint-test-with-female-and-male-international-field-hockey-player-is-reliable-and-associated-with-single-sprint-but-not-intermittent-endurance-performance
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