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Maximal Intensity Periods During International Male Field Hockey
European journal of sport science, Vol.25(7), e12333
2025
PMID: 40489259
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Abstract
In this retrospective cohort study, we examined maximal intensity periods (MIPs) for a broad range of movement characteristics during international field hockey. Further, we examined the intensity of near-peak periods, and whether peak demands for different movement characteristics occurred simultaneously. Player movement data from 28 Australian elite male field hockey players were obtained via wearable tracking devices in four international tournaments over 13 months (n = 393 player-matches). MIPs were identified via the rolling-sum method for mean speed, high-speed distance (> 5 m·s
), accelerations (> 2.5 m·s
), decelerations (< - 2.5 m·s
) and high-speed cuts (45° change of direction and > 5 m·s
) across eight epochs (range: 5 s-5 min). Random effects linear mixed models were used to estimate means for each movement characteristic, with random intercepts fitted for players and matches. Mean speed was ∼80% higher during the 1 min MIP (210 m·min
) than the match average (116 m·min
) and players regularly reached high mean speeds (for instance, the 10th most intense minute was still ∼44% above match average). High-speed distance, accelerations and decelerations accumulated > 5x faster during the 1 min MIP for those variables than the match average and high-speed cuts occurred with ∼10x greater frequency. During the 1 min MIP for total distance, all other movement characteristics were less than 40% of the 1 min MIP for that variable (except high-speed distance: 76%). Match averages substantially underestimate the MIPs of elite field hockey. Practitioners should consider analysing the peak periods of matches, with a focus on high-intensity movements, to inform monitoring and prescription of team sport-specific training.
Details
- Title
- Maximal Intensity Periods During International Male Field Hockey
- Authors/Creators
- Paul Goods - Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, AustraliaBrendyn Appleby - Hockey Australia High Performance Program, Perth, AustraliaBrendan Scott - Murdoch UniversityPeter Peeling - School of Human Sciences (Exercise and Sport Science), The University of Western Australia, Perth, AustraliaBrook Galna - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- European journal of sport science, Vol.25(7), e12333
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH GmbH on behalf of European College of Sport Science.
- Identifiers
- 991005785684007891
- Copyright
- © 2025 The Author(s).
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch Applied Sports Science Laboratory; Centre for Healthy Ageing; School of Allied Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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