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Abstract
The typical sprint profile in elite hurling has yet to be established. The purpose of this study was to investigate the sprinting demands of elite hurling competition and characterize the sprinting patterns of different playing positions. GPS (10-Hz, STATSports Viper) were used to collect data from 51 hurlers during 18 games. The total sprint (≥22 km·h-1) distance (TSD), the number of sprints (NOS) classified as length (<20 >m, ≥20 m) and relative speed thresholds (90%), the between-sprint duration and the number of repeated-sprint bouts (≥2 sprints in ≤60 s) were analyzed. The NOS was 22.2 ± 6.8 accumulating 415 ± 140 m TSD. The NOS <20 >m, ≥20 m was 14.0 ± 4.7 and 8.1 ± 3.6 respectively. The NOS90% was 10.6 ± 4.3, 8.2 ± 3.6, 3.4 ± 2.4 respectively. The between-sprint duration and the repeated-sprint bouts were 208 ± 86 s and 4.5 ± 2.6 respectively. TSD (ES = -0.20), NOS (ES = -0.34), NOS(ES = -0.33), ≥20 m (ES = -0.24), 80–90% (ES = -0.35) >90% (ES = -0.13) and repeated-sprint bouts (ES = -0.28) decreased between-halves. Full-backs performed a lower NOS
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215156
Recommended Citation
Young D, et al(2019) The match-play sprint performance of elite senior hurlers during competitive games. PLoS ONE 14(4): e0215156. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0215156
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PLoS ONE 14(4): e0215156. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215156