Quantifying the Training and Match-Play External and Internal Load of Elite Gaelic Football Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Approach to Problem
2.2. Participants
2.3. Training Load Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Analysis of Internal Load by Phase
3.2. Analysis of External Load by Phase
3.3. Positional Analysis of External Load by Phase
3.4. Match and Non-Match Weeks across Position and External Load
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Phase | Total Load | Match-Play | Training | Individual Skills | Gym Sessions | Other |
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Pre-season | 2180 ± 850 b | - | 1080 ± 321 a | 240 ± 244 | 520 ± 123 | 340 ± 176 b |
In-Season 1 | 2280 ± 1150 b | 610 ± 230 | 790 ± 350 b | 220 ± 130 | 410 ± 230 | 250 ± 210 b |
In-Season 2 | 1840 ± 800 | 710 ± 370a | 520 ± 130 | 120 ± 90 | 400 ± 100 | 90 ± 110 |
Club 1 | 2680 ± 1140 a | 390 ± 250 | 560 ± 340 | 600 ± 230 a | 570 ± 200 | 560 ± 120 a |
Provincial 1 | 2650 ± 870 a | 560 ± 130 | 780 ± 310 b | 450 ± 180 b | 530 ± 120 | 330 ± 130 b |
Championship 1 | 1810 ± 920 | 690 ± 270a | 530 ± 290 | 170 ± 110 | 320 ± 140 a | 100 ± 110 |
Championship 2 | 1705 ± 950 | 780 ± 320a | 395 ± 180 | 115 ± 80 | 325 ± 240 a | 90 ± 130 |
Phase | Duration (min) | Total Distance (m) | High Speed Distance (m) | Very High-Speed Distance (m) | Sprint Distance (m) | Accelerations (n) | ||||||
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Training | Match-Play | Training | Match-Play | Training | Match-Play | Training | Match-Play | Training | Match-Play | Training | Match-Play | |
Pre-season | 155 ± 50 a | - | 22,369 ± 2300 a | - | 2813 ± 890 a | - | 1812 ± 876 a | - | 619 ± 418 a | - | 181 ± 98 | - |
In-Season 1 | 120 ± 35 | 72 ± 5 | 12,546 ± 3456 | 8999 ± 1098 | 1687 ± 810 | 1513 ± 786 | 1300 ± 867 | 796 ± 509 | 489 ± 355 bc | 371 ± 317 | 191 ± 77 a | 171 ± 90 |
In-Season 2 | 110 ± 35 | 72 ± 5 | 11,354 ± 2980 | 9321 ± 1287 b | 1403 ± 934 | 1797 ± 874 | 1270 ± 987 | 834 ± 528 | 479 ± 213 bc | 401 ± 365 | 178 ± 91 | 181 ± 93 |
Club 1 | 150 ± 30 a | 65 ± 3 a | 13,877 ± 2877 | 8679 ± 1321 | 1787 ± 879 | 1498 ± 599 | 1501 ± 766 b | 799 ± 578 | 410 ± 341 c | 290 ± 189 c | 166 ± 87 | 165 ± 77 a |
Provincial 1 | 150 ± 35 a | 75 ± 6 | 14,356 ± 3076 b | 9321 ± 1087 | 2002 ± 913 b | 1698 ± 531 | 1400 ± 789 b | 845 ± 678 b | 345 ± 244 c | 421 ± 231 | 171 ± 89 | 181 ± 87 |
Championship 1 | 95 ± 40 | 77 ± 4 | 10,356 ± 3211c | 9412 ± 1098 b | 1635 ± 956 | 1865 ± 987 | 1398 ± 979 | 978 ± 567 a | 123 ± 101 | 461 ± 321 | 181 ± 88 | 185 ± 88 |
Championship 2 | 90 ± 36 | 74 ± 7 | 8876 ± 1297c | 9541 ± 1256 a | 1514 ± 866 | 1986 ± 654 a | 1100 ± 992 | 986 ± 766 a | 108 ± 99 | 489 ± 298 a | 177 ± 64 | 183 ± 84 |
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Malone, S.; Collins, K.; McRobert, A.; Doran, D. Quantifying the Training and Match-Play External and Internal Load of Elite Gaelic Football Players. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 1756. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11041756
Malone S, Collins K, McRobert A, Doran D. Quantifying the Training and Match-Play External and Internal Load of Elite Gaelic Football Players. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(4):1756. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11041756
Chicago/Turabian StyleMalone, Shane, Kieran Collins, Allistair McRobert, and Dominic Doran. 2021. "Quantifying the Training and Match-Play External and Internal Load of Elite Gaelic Football Players" Applied Sciences 11, no. 4: 1756. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11041756