Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Profile of Adolescent Inter-County Ladies’ Gaelic Football Players
The aim of this study was to determine the anthropometric and physical fitness profiles of inter-county female Gaelic football players from under-14 to under-18 age levels. A total of 156 athletes (U14, <i>n</i> = 33; U16, <i>n</i> = 64; U18, <i>n</i> = 59) partic...
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| description | The aim of this study was to determine the anthropometric and physical fitness profiles of inter-county female Gaelic football players from under-14 to under-18 age levels. A total of 156 athletes (U14, <i>n</i> = 33; U16, <i>n</i> = 64; U18, <i>n</i> = 59) participated in this study. Testing was conducted in a single session for each group and included anthropometric measures of standing and sitting height, weight, estimated age of peak height velocity (PHV), and maturity offset. Physical performance tests included squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ) and drop jump (DJ), 0–5 m and 0–20 m sprint times, pro-agility test, medicine ball chest-pass throw, and YoYo intermittent recovery test level 1 (YoYoIR1). A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to investigate differences between the age groups. Significant differences were identified between age groups for measures of height (<i>p</i> < 0.001, ES = 0.127), body mass (<i>p</i>.002, ES = 0.076), and estimated age of PHV (<i>p</i> < 0.001, ES = 0.612). No significant differences were found between age groups for any of the physical fitness tests except for the YoYoIR1, where a significant difference was found between the U14 and U18 age groups (<i>p</i>.029, η2p = 0.048). These findings may assist coaches to better understand female athletic development, provide insight on talent identification and development programmes, and provide reference data when working with this cohort so that realistic and attainable training goals can be achieved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-699a87e2754c43cda33b58c5118f51632023-12-22T13:45:03ZengMDPI AGAdolescents2673-70512023-10-013462563910.3390/adolescents3040044Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Profile of Adolescent Inter-County Ladies’ Gaelic Football PlayersTeresa Molohan0Stephen Behan1Áine MacNamara2School of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University, D09 W6Y4 Dublin, IrelandSchool of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University, D09 W6Y4 Dublin, IrelandSchool of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University, D09 W6Y4 Dublin, IrelandThe aim of this study was to determine the anthropometric and physical fitness profiles of inter-county female Gaelic football players from under-14 to under-18 age levels. A total of 156 athletes (U14, <i>n</i> = 33; U16, <i>n</i> = 64; U18, <i>n</i> = 59) participated in this study. Testing was conducted in a single session for each group and included anthropometric measures of standing and sitting height, weight, estimated age of peak height velocity (PHV), and maturity offset. Physical performance tests included squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ) and drop jump (DJ), 0–5 m and 0–20 m sprint times, pro-agility test, medicine ball chest-pass throw, and YoYo intermittent recovery test level 1 (YoYoIR1). A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to investigate differences between the age groups. Significant differences were identified between age groups for measures of height (<i>p</i> < 0.001, ES = 0.127), body mass (<i>p</i>.002, ES = 0.076), and estimated age of PHV (<i>p</i> < 0.001, ES = 0.612). No significant differences were found between age groups for any of the physical fitness tests except for the YoYoIR1, where a significant difference was found between the U14 and U18 age groups (<i>p</i>.029, η2p = 0.048). These findings may assist coaches to better understand female athletic development, provide insight on talent identification and development programmes, and provide reference data when working with this cohort so that realistic and attainable training goals can be achieved.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7051/3/4/44female adolescentsLadies’ Gaelic footballfitness profilematuration |
| spellingShingle | Teresa Molohan Stephen Behan Áine MacNamara Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Profile of Adolescent Inter-County Ladies’ Gaelic Football Players Adolescents female adolescents Ladies’ Gaelic football fitness profile maturation |
| title | Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Profile of Adolescent Inter-County Ladies’ Gaelic Football Players |
| title_full | Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Profile of Adolescent Inter-County Ladies’ Gaelic Football Players |
| title_fullStr | Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Profile of Adolescent Inter-County Ladies’ Gaelic Football Players |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Profile of Adolescent Inter-County Ladies’ Gaelic Football Players |
| title_short | Anthropometric and Physical Fitness Profile of Adolescent Inter-County Ladies’ Gaelic Football Players |
| title_sort | anthropometric and physical fitness profile of adolescent inter county ladies gaelic football players |
| topic | female adolescents Ladies’ Gaelic football fitness profile maturation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7051/3/4/44 |
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