Responsiveness and Relationships of Shooting Performance to On-Ice Physical Performance Tests
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Study-Design
2.2. The Ice Hockey-Specific Complex Test (IHCT)
2.3. Data Collection and Performance Outcomes
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Study Participants
3.2. Performance Outcomes
3.3. Frequency of Goal Shot Success with Associated Puck Speed
3.4. Relationships of Puck Speed Decrement to Heart Rate or Metabolic Responses
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Defensemen (n = 13) | Forwards (n = 21) | p Value | Cohen’s d | |
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Age [years] | 25.6 (6.2, 19–39) | 26.9 (6.2, 20–42) | 0.57 | −0.20 |
Body mass [kg] | 87.2 (8.5, 72.8–106.3) | 86.7 (9.4, 67.4–103.4) | 0.88 | 0.06 |
Body height [cm] | 186 (5, 176–194) | 182 (6, 171–192) | 0.04 | 0.74 |
BMI 1 [kg/m2] | 25.3 (2.5, 21.3–30.4) | 26.3 (2.6, 20.9–31.1) | 0.28 | −0.39 |
Body fat [%] | 16.5 (4.0, 9.5–22.0) | 17.4 (5.1, 6.6–28.0) | 0.59 | −0.19 |
Fat-free mass [kg] | 72.6 (5.5, 62.7–82.9) | 71.4 (6.5, 58.8–80.0) | 0.56 | 0.21 |
Ice Hockey Players (n = 34) | |||
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Resting heart rate | (RHR) | [bpm] | 64 (9, 49–83) |
Resting blood lactate | (RBL) | [mmol/L] | 1.19 (0.33, 0.56–2.17) |
Maximum heart rate | (MHR) | [bpm] | 180 (7, 169–198) |
Maximum blood lactate | (MBL) | [mmol/L] | 14.9 (2.1, 10.1–20.6) |
Functional heart rate reserve | (fHRR) | [bpm] | 116 (8, 95–127) |
Heart rate recovery | (HRR) | [%] | 22 (6, 13–38) |
Blood lactate elimination | (BLE) | [mmol/L/min] | 0.18 (0.25, −0.35–0.65) |
Pre (n = 30) | Post (n = 30) | p Value | Cohen’s d | |
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Slap shot speed [km/h] | 133 (8, 117–150) | 124 (10, 101–146) | <0.001 | 1.52 |
Wrist shot speed [km/h] | 110 (7, 98–132) | 103 (8, 86–119) | <0.001 | 1.72 |
SS Puck Speed Decrement | WS Puck Speed Decrement | ||
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Maximum heart rate (MHR) | [bpm] | −0.01 (0.96) | −0.20 (0.32) |
Maximum blood lactate (MBL) | [mmol/L] | −0.08 (0.70) | 0.08 (0.70) |
Functional heart rate reserve (fHRR) | [bpm] | −0.22 (0.26) | −0.44 (0.02) |
Heart rate recovery (HRR) | [%] | 0.04 (0.86) | 0.11 (0.59) |
Blood lactate elimination (BLE) | [mmol/L/min] | −0.09 (0.68) | −0.43 (0.02) |
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Kurz, E.; Schulze, S.; Panian, M.; Brill, R.; Delank, K.-S.; Schwesig, R. Responsiveness and Relationships of Shooting Performance to On-Ice Physical Performance Tests. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 10218. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112110218
Kurz E, Schulze S, Panian M, Brill R, Delank K-S, Schwesig R. Responsiveness and Relationships of Shooting Performance to On-Ice Physical Performance Tests. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(21):10218. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112110218
Chicago/Turabian StyleKurz, Eduard, Stephan Schulze, Matti Panian, Richard Brill, Karl-Stefan Delank, and René Schwesig. 2021. "Responsiveness and Relationships of Shooting Performance to On-Ice Physical Performance Tests" Applied Sciences 11, no. 21: 10218. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112110218
APA StyleKurz, E., Schulze, S., Panian, M., Brill, R., Delank, K.-S., & Schwesig, R. (2021). Responsiveness and Relationships of Shooting Performance to On-Ice Physical Performance Tests. Applied Sciences, 11(21), 10218. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112110218