The Association between Pre-season Running Loads and Injury during the Subsequent Season in Elite Gaelic Football
The aim of this study was to determine if the quantity of running load performed in pre-season affects the incidence of injury in elite Gaelic footballers. It was hypothesized that a greater quantity of running loads completed will reduce the incidence rate of injury. A cohort of elite male Gaelic f...
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| description | The aim of this study was to determine if the quantity of running load performed in pre-season affects the incidence of injury in elite Gaelic footballers. It was hypothesized that a greater quantity of running loads completed will reduce the incidence rate of injury. A cohort of elite male Gaelic football players (n = 25) was prospectively monitored throughout one full season. This longitudinal study involved the collection of GPS data and injury data. Participants were retrospectively divided into two groups and assigned to a high (HTL, completed >50% of pre-season sessions, n = 13) or low (LTL, completed <50% of pre-season sessions, n = 12) training load group based on the percentage of pre-season sessions completed. Data for total distance, PlayerLoad™, meters covered at running speeds (4.0–4.84 m/s), meters covered at high running speeds (4.85–6.39 m/s), meters covered at sprint speeds (>6.4 m/s) and high-intensity running meters (high-speed running meters and sprint meters combined) were collected during all sessions. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was completed to understand the variation of external training load data across the different phases of the season. A series of repeated measures of ANOVA were subsequently completed to understand the variation of external training load data across seasonal phases within the training groups. Although the LTL group had a higher incidence rate of non-contact injuries (large effect size) per 1000 h of exposure in each phase of the season, statistical analysis revealed that there was no significant difference (F = 4.32, <i>p</i> = 0.173, partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.684, large) between the HTL (14.9 ± 4.17/1000 h) and the LTL (24.5 ± 7.36/1000 h) groups. Additionally, the HTL group was able to sustain greater running loads in the competitive phases of the season compared to the LTL group, total distance (F = 8.10, <i>p</i> < 0.001, partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.299, large), high-speed running distance (F = 8.74, <i>p</i> < 0.001, partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.304, large) and high-intensity running distance (F = 7.63, <i>p</i> < 0.001, partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.276, large). Furthermore, players who complete a greater proportion of running loads in pre-season may alter their body composition levels to more optimal levels, which in turn may reduce the risk of injury while also helping increase or maintain performance-related fitness markers such as aerobic fitness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ebb3fab3b1a4f4d8d3bf4ec449a72912023-12-02T00:18:39ZengMDPI AGSports2075-46632022-07-0110811710.3390/sports10080117The Association between Pre-season Running Loads and Injury during the Subsequent Season in Elite Gaelic FootballPaul Fisher0Maria Faulkner1Michael McCann2Rónán Doherty3Sports Lab North West, Atlantic Technological University Donegal, Letterkenny Campus, Port Road, F92 FC93 Letterkenny, IrelandSports Lab North West, Atlantic Technological University Donegal, Letterkenny Campus, Port Road, F92 FC93 Letterkenny, IrelandDepartment of Computing, Atlantic Technological University Donegal, Letterkenny Campus, Port Road, F92 FC93 Letterkenny, IrelandSports Lab North West, Atlantic Technological University Donegal, Letterkenny Campus, Port Road, F92 FC93 Letterkenny, IrelandThe aim of this study was to determine if the quantity of running load performed in pre-season affects the incidence of injury in elite Gaelic footballers. It was hypothesized that a greater quantity of running loads completed will reduce the incidence rate of injury. A cohort of elite male Gaelic football players (n = 25) was prospectively monitored throughout one full season. This longitudinal study involved the collection of GPS data and injury data. Participants were retrospectively divided into two groups and assigned to a high (HTL, completed >50% of pre-season sessions, n = 13) or low (LTL, completed <50% of pre-season sessions, n = 12) training load group based on the percentage of pre-season sessions completed. Data for total distance, PlayerLoad™, meters covered at running speeds (4.0–4.84 m/s), meters covered at high running speeds (4.85–6.39 m/s), meters covered at sprint speeds (>6.4 m/s) and high-intensity running meters (high-speed running meters and sprint meters combined) were collected during all sessions. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was completed to understand the variation of external training load data across the different phases of the season. A series of repeated measures of ANOVA were subsequently completed to understand the variation of external training load data across seasonal phases within the training groups. Although the LTL group had a higher incidence rate of non-contact injuries (large effect size) per 1000 h of exposure in each phase of the season, statistical analysis revealed that there was no significant difference (F = 4.32, <i>p</i> = 0.173, partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.684, large) between the HTL (14.9 ± 4.17/1000 h) and the LTL (24.5 ± 7.36/1000 h) groups. Additionally, the HTL group was able to sustain greater running loads in the competitive phases of the season compared to the LTL group, total distance (F = 8.10, <i>p</i> < 0.001, partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.299, large), high-speed running distance (F = 8.74, <i>p</i> < 0.001, partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.304, large) and high-intensity running distance (F = 7.63, <i>p</i> < 0.001, partial η<sup>2</sup> = 0.276, large). Furthermore, players who complete a greater proportion of running loads in pre-season may alter their body composition levels to more optimal levels, which in turn may reduce the risk of injury while also helping increase or maintain performance-related fitness markers such as aerobic fitness.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/10/8/117GPSGaelic footballrunning loadinjury |
| spellingShingle | Paul Fisher Maria Faulkner Michael McCann Rónán Doherty The Association between Pre-season Running Loads and Injury during the Subsequent Season in Elite Gaelic Football Sports GPS Gaelic football running load injury |
| title | The Association between Pre-season Running Loads and Injury during the Subsequent Season in Elite Gaelic Football |
| title_full | The Association between Pre-season Running Loads and Injury during the Subsequent Season in Elite Gaelic Football |
| title_fullStr | The Association between Pre-season Running Loads and Injury during the Subsequent Season in Elite Gaelic Football |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Association between Pre-season Running Loads and Injury during the Subsequent Season in Elite Gaelic Football |
| title_short | The Association between Pre-season Running Loads and Injury during the Subsequent Season in Elite Gaelic Football |
| title_sort | association between pre season running loads and injury during the subsequent season in elite gaelic football |
| topic | GPS Gaelic football running load injury |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/10/8/117 |
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