Match-Play Demands of Elite Youth Gaelic Football Using Global Positioning System Tracking

• Reilly, Brian ^[1] ; Akubat, Ibrahim ^[1] ; Lyons, Mark ^[2] ; Collins, D. Kieran ^[3]
  1. [1] Newman University

     Newman University

     City of Wichita, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] University of Limerick

     University of Limerick

     Irlanda

     
  3. [3] Institute of Technology Tallaght, Dublin

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• Localización: Journal of strength and conditioning research: the research journal of the NSCA, ISSN 1064-8011, Vol. 29, Nº. 4, 2015, págs. 989-996
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Global positioning systems (GPS) technology has made athlete-tracking a convenient and accepted technique to specify movement patterns and physical demands in sport. The purpose of this study was to examine positional demands of elite youth Gaelic football match-play using portable GPS technology to examine movement patterns and heart rates across match periods. Fifty-six elite youth male Gaelic footballers (age, 15 ± 0.66 years) fitted with portable 4-Hz GPS units were observed during 6 competitive matches (60 minutes). Data provided from the GPS unit included total distance, high-intensity (>=17·km·h-1) distance, sprint (>=22 km·h-1) distance, and total number of sprints. Heart rate was monitored continuously throughout the games. Players covered a mean distance of 5732 ± 1047 m, and the mean intensity of match-play was 85% of the peak heart rate. There was a significant (p = 0.028) drop in the total distance covered in the second half (2783 ± 599 m) compared with the first half (2948 ± 580 m). In particular, there is a noticeable drop in the distance covered in the third quarter of the game (after half-time), which has implications for re-warming up at the end of the half-time interval. There was a highly significant (p < .001) difference in the distance traveled across the 5 positional groups with midfielders covering the greatest total distance (6740 ± 384 m). The significant differences found with respect to positional groups support the implementation of individual, position-specific strength and conditioning programs.