On-Ice Measures of External Load in Relation to Match Outcome in Elite Female Ice Hockey
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Procedure
2.4. External Load Metrics
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Summary of On-Ice Metrics and Two-Way ANOVA Results
3.2. PlayerLoad
3.3. Skating Load
3.4. Explosive Efforts
3.5. Explosive Ratio
3.6. Percentage High Force Strides
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Select External Load Variable—Forwards | Mean | SD | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
PlayerLoad | Win | First Period | 692.82 | 104.65 |
Second Period | 674.30 | 92.97 | ||
Third Period | 667.37 | 112.58 | ||
Loss | First Period | 716.04 | 112.00 | |
Second Period | 659.79 | 134.08 | ||
Third Period | 714.52 | 139.19 | ||
Skating Load | Win | First Period | 527.24 | 20.39 |
Second Period | 493.04 | 39.50 | ||
Third Period | 484.94 | 37.97 | ||
Loss | First Period | 517.88 | 26.57 | |
Second Period | 467.11 | 67.58 | ||
Third Period | 498.78 | 80.97 | ||
Explosive Efforts | Win | First Period | 1043.31 | 143.74 |
Second Period | 968.92 | 133.20 | ||
Third Period | 945.62 | 138.93 | ||
Loss | First Period | 1045.54 | 118.49 | |
Second Period | 907.08 | 185.36 | ||
Third Period | 981.46 | 194.42 | ||
Explosive Ratio | Win | First Period | 1.51 | 0.10 |
Second Period | 1.44 | 0.09 | ||
Third Period | 1.43 | 0.11 | ||
Loss | First Period | 1.47 | 0.10 | |
Second Period | 1.38 | 0.07 | ||
Third Period | 1.37 | 0.13 | ||
Percentage High Force Strides | Win | First Period | 17.70 | 1.21 |
Second Period | 17.11 | 1.24 | ||
Third Period | 17.00 | 1.43 | ||
Loss | First Period | 16.41 | 1.78 | |
Second Period | 16.25 | 1.99 | ||
Third Period | 16.78 | 2.26 |
Select External Load Variable—Defense | Mean | SD | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
PlayerLoad | Win | First Period | 363.19 | 60.04 |
Second Period | 358.43 | 58.29 | ||
Third Period | 346.64 | 65.55 | ||
Loss | First Period | 371.37 | 54.99 | |
Second Period | 346.59 | 50.51 | ||
Third Period | 354.61 | 65.96 | ||
Skating Load | Win | First Period | 477.76 | 48.48 |
Second Period | 453.19 | 52.43 | ||
Third Period | 434.41 | 49.62 | ||
Loss | First Period | 484.66 | 59.74 | |
Second Period | 453.41 | 82.51 | ||
Third Period | 445.38 | 98.04 | ||
Explosive Efforts | Win | First Period | 478.23 | 77.25 |
Second Period | 449.31 | 87.78 | ||
Third Period | 421.38 | 88.47 | ||
Loss | First Period | 486.92 | 53.47 | |
Second Period | 438.77 | 58.53 | ||
Third Period | 429.38 | 103.46 | ||
Explosive Ratio | Win | First Period | 1.32 | 0.11 |
Second Period | 1.25 | 0.13 | ||
Third Period | 1.21 | 0.13 | ||
Loss | First Period | 1.32 | 0.13 | |
Second Period | 1.27 | 0.09 | ||
Third Period | 1.21 | 0.19 | ||
Percentage High Force Strides | Win | First Period | 10.20 | 2.00 |
Second Period | 10.21 | 2.41 | ||
Third Period | 9.93 | 1.99 | ||
Loss | First Period | 10.45 | 2.40 | |
Second Period | 10.55 | 2.39 | ||
Third Period | 10.49 | 2.44 |
Select External Load Variables—Forwards | F-Statistic | p | ES | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PlayerLoad | WinLoss | F(1,72) = 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.20 |
Period | F(2,72) = 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.29 | |
WinLoss:Period | F(2,72) = 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.20 | |
Skating Load | WinLoss | F(1,72) = 0.39 | 0.53 | 0.20 |
Period | F(2,72) = 4.92 | 0.01 | 0.75 | |
WinLoss:Period | F(2,72) = 1.02 | 0.37 | 0.35 | |
Explosive Efforts | WinLoss | F(1,72) = 0.05 | 0.82 | 0.06 |
Period | F(2,72) = 3.35 | 0.04 | 0.63 | |
WinLoss:Period | F(2,72) = 0.68 | 0.52 | 0.29 | |
Explosive Ratio | WinLoss | F(1,72) = 5.30 | 0.02 | 0.26 |
Period | F(2,72) = 6.63 | 0.002 | 0.87 | |
WinLoss:Period | F(2,72) = 0.10 | 0.91 | 0.02 | |
Percentage High Force Strides | WinLoss | F(1,72) = 4.21 | 0.04 | 0.50 |
Period | F(2.72) = 0.33 | 0.72 | 0.20 | |
WinLoss:Period | F(2,72) = 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.29 |
Select External Load Variables—Defense | F-Statistic | p | ES | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PlayerLoad | WinLoss | F(1,72) = 0.02 | 0.89 | 0.06 |
Period | F(2,72) = 4.51 | 0.01 | 0.70 | |
WinLoss:Period | F(2,72) = 0.08 | 0.92 | 0.09 | |
Skating Load | WinLoss | F(1,72) = 0.15 | 0.69 | 0.09 |
Period | F(2,72) = 2.52 | 0.08 | 0.50 | |
WinLoss:Period | F(2,72) = 0.04 | 0.96 | 0.06 | |
Explosive Efforts | WinLoss | F(1,72) = 0.01 | 0.91 | 0.06 |
Period | F(2,72) = 3.45 | 0.04 | 0.63 | |
WinLoss:Period | F(2,72) = 0.12 | 0.89 | 0.11 | |
Explosive Ratio | WinLoss | F(1,72) = 0.02 | 0.89 | 0.06 |
Period | F(2,72) = 4.51 | 0.01 | 0.70 | |
WinLoss:Period | F(2,72) = 0.08 | 0.92 | 0.09 | |
Percentage High Force Strides | WinLoss | F(1,72) = 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.20 |
Period | F(2.72) = 0.04 | 0.96 | 0.06 | |
WinLoss:Period | F(2,72) = 0.03 | 0.97 | 0.06 |
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Douglas, A.; Johnston, K.; Baker, J.; Rotondi, M.A.; Jamnik, V.K.; Macpherson, A.K. On-Ice Measures of External Load in Relation to Match Outcome in Elite Female Ice Hockey. Sports 2019, 7, 173. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7070173
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. 2019; 7(7):173. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7070173
Chicago/Turabian StyleDouglas, Adam, Kathryn Johnston, Joseph Baker, Michael A. Rotondi, Veronica K. Jamnik, and Alison K. Macpherson. 2019. "On-Ice Measures of External Load in Relation to Match Outcome in Elite Female Ice Hockey" Sports 7, no. 7: 173. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7070173