Metabolic Power in Hurling with Respect to Position and Halves of Match-play

Authors

Damien Young, Limerick Institute of TechnologyFollow
Shane Malone, Technological University DublinFollow
Kieran Collins, Technological University DublinFollow
Laurent Mourot, University of Bourgogne France
Marco Beato, University of suffock, Great Britan
Giuseppe Coratella, University of Milan, Italy.

Document Type

Article

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Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

3.3 HEALTH SCIENCES, 3.4 HEALTH BIOTECHNOLOGY

Publication Details

PLoS ONE 14(12):e0225947

.https:// doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225947

Abstract

The current investigation compared the metabolic power and energetic characteristics in team sports with respect to positional lines and halves of match-play. Global positioning system (GPS) technology data were collected from 22 elite competitive hurling matches over a 3-season period. A total of 250 complete match-files were recorded with players split into positional groups of full-back; half-back; midfield; half-forward; full-forward. Raw GPS data were exported into a customized spreadsheet that provided estimations of metabolic power and speed variables across match-play events (average metabolic power [Pmet], high metabolic load distance [HMLD], total distance, relative distance, high-speed distance, maximal speed, accelerations, and deceleration). Pmet, HMLD, total, relative and high-speed distance were 8.9±1.6 W�kg-1, 1457±349 m, 7506±1364 m, 107±20 m�min-1 and 1169± 260 m respectively. Half-backs, midfielders and half-forwards outperformed full-backs (Effect Size [ES] = 1.03, 1.22 and 2.07 respectively), and full-forwards in Pmet (Effect Size [ES] = 1.70, 2.07 and 1.28 respectively), and HMLD (full-backs: ES = -1.23, -1.37 and -0.84 respectively, and full-forwards: ES = -1.77, -2.00 and -1.38 respectively). Half-backs (ES = -0.60), midfielders (ES = -0.81), and half-forwards (ES = -0.74) experienced a second-half temporal decrement in HMLD. The current investigation demonstrates that metabolic power may increase our understanding of the match-play demands placed on elite hurling players. Coaches may utilize these findings to construct training drills that replicate match-play demands.

DOI

https:// doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225947

Recommended Citation

Young D, et al.(2019) Metabolic power in hurling with respect to position and halves of match-play. PLoS ONE 14(12): e0225947. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0225947