Movement Profiles, Match Events, and Performance in Australian Football

Johnston, RJ; Watsford, ML; Austin, DJ; Pine, MJ; Spurrs, RW

Movement Profiles, Match Events, and Performance in Australian Football

Johnston, RJ Watsford, ML

Austin, DJ Pine, MJ Spurrs, RW

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Citation:: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2016, 30 (8), pp. 2129 - 2137
Issue Date:: 2016-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Johnston, RJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Watsford, ML https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4569-6377	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Austin, DJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pine, MJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Spurrs, RW	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-08-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2016, 30 (8), pp. 2129 - 2137	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1064-8011	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	© 2016 National Strength and Conditioning Association. Johnston, RJ, Watsford, ML, Austin, D, Pine, MJ, and Spurrs, RW. Movement profiles, match events, and performance in Australian football. J Strength Cond Res 30(8): 2129-2137, 2016 - This study examined the relationship between movement demands, match events, and match performance in professional Australian football. Data were collected from 19 players using global positioning system units during 2 Australian Football League seasons. A range of movement demands and instantaneous power measures were collected. The players were divided into high-caliber (HC, ≥17/20) and low-caliber (LC, ≤8/20) groups based on the rating score by their coaches. A Mann-Whitney U-test, independent samples t-test, and effect sizes were used to determine whether any differences existed between the 2 groups. The HC group had a significantly higher match duration (7.2%), higher total distance (9.6%), and covered more distance and spent more time high-speed running per minute (12.7 and 11.9%). Although not significant, the effect sizes revealed that the HC group tended to have a higher mean metabolic power output (2.6%) and spent more time at the high power zone (7.9%). For the match event data, the HC group had significantly more involvements with the football. The results demonstrated the higher physical demands placed on the HC group. The findings suggest that analyzing instantaneous power measures can provide valuable information about the physical demands placed on team sport athletes to coaches and conditioning staff.	en_US
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dc.subject.classification	Sport Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Retrospective Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Energy Metabolism	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Movement	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Running	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Football	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Geographic Information Systems	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Athletic Performance	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult	en_US
dc.title	Movement Profiles, Match Events, and Performance in Australian Football	en_US
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Abstract:

© 2016 National Strength and Conditioning Association. Johnston, RJ, Watsford, ML, Austin, D, Pine, MJ, and Spurrs, RW. Movement profiles, match events, and performance in Australian football. J Strength Cond Res 30(8): 2129-2137, 2016 - This study examined the relationship between movement demands, match events, and match performance in professional Australian football. Data were collected from 19 players using global positioning system units during 2 Australian Football League seasons. A range of movement demands and instantaneous power measures were collected. The players were divided into high-caliber (HC, ≥17/20) and low-caliber (LC, ≤8/20) groups based on the rating score by their coaches. A Mann-Whitney U-test, independent samples t-test, and effect sizes were used to determine whether any differences existed between the 2 groups. The HC group had a significantly higher match duration (7.2%), higher total distance (9.6%), and covered more distance and spent more time high-speed running per minute (12.7 and 11.9%). Although not significant, the effect sizes revealed that the HC group tended to have a higher mean metabolic power output (2.6%) and spent more time at the high power zone (7.9%). For the match event data, the HC group had significantly more involvements with the football. The results demonstrated the higher physical demands placed on the HC group. The findings suggest that analyzing instantaneous power measures can provide valuable information about the physical demands placed on team sport athletes to coaches and conditioning staff.

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