Gaelic football players with superior physiological attributes completed significantly more high-speed runs and accelerations and covered larger distances (+10.4% to +36.8%) than less-conditioned players.
Cross-Sectional (n=52)
Do superior physiological attributes improve in-game workload measures in Gaelic football players?
Superior levels of physical conditioning, including lower body fat and higher aerobic capacity, are significantly associated with larger in-game workloads during Gaelic football match-play.
Effect estimate: ES 0.67-0.88
p-value: p=<0.05
< 0.05). Players were also divided into higher-standard and lower-standard groups using a median split of these physiological attributes. Players in the higher-standard groups completed significantly more high-speed runs and accelerations and covered significantly larger total and high-speed distances (+10.4% to +36.8%; ES = 0.67 to 0.88; p < 0.05) when compared to the lower-standard groups. This study demonstrates that superior levels of physical conditioning are associated with larger in-game workloads during Gaelic football match-play.
Daly et al. (Tue,) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy athletes (Gaelic football players) (n=52). Higher-standard physiological attributes vs. Lower-standard physiological attributes was evaluated on In-game workload measures (high-speed runs, accelerations, total distance, high-speed distance) (ES 0.67-0.88, p=<0.05). Gaelic football players with superior physiological attributes completed significantly more high-speed runs and accelerations and covered larger distances (+10.4% to +36.8%) than less-conditioned players.