Match running performance in elite Australian Rules Football

Coutts, AJ; Quinn, J; Hocking, J; Castagna, C; Rampinini, E

Match running performance in elite Australian Rules Football

Coutts, AJ

Quinn, J Hocking, J Castagna, C Rampinini, E

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Citation:: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2010, 13 (5), pp. 543 - 548
Issue Date:: 2010-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Coutts, AJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1782-7691	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Quinn, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hocking, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Castagna, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rampinini, E	en_US
dc.date.available	2009-09-14	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2010, 13 (5), pp. 543 - 548	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1440-2440	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/13718
dc.description.abstract	There is little information describing the match running demands of elite-level Australian Rules Football (AF). The aims of this study were to examine: (1) match running demands; and (2) the influence of periods of increased physical activity on subsequent running performance in the Australian Football League. Time-motion analyses were performed 1-9 times per player from 16 professional AF players from the same club during games in 2005-2007, using portable global positioning systems during 65 matches. Game movements (standing, walking, jogging, running, higher-speed running, and sprinting) and distances (total distance covered [TD]; low-intensity activity [LIA, distance <14.4kmh-1]; and, high-intensity running distance [HIR, distance>14.4kmh-1]) were collected. The influence of the first half physical activities on second half activities, and each quarter on the subsequent quarter were analysed. The mean (±SD) TD and HIR distance covered during the games were 12,939±1145m and 3880±663m respectively. There were reductions in TD in the second (-7.3%), third (-5.5%) and fourth (-10.7%) quarters compared to the first quarter (p<0.01). The HIR was reduced after the first quarter (p<0.001). Players that covered larger TD or HIR during the first half or quarter decreased distance in the next half and quarter, respectively (p<0.001). These results show that a reduction in exercise intensity is inevitable during an AF match and that higher intensity activities reduce towards the end of games. High average speed during each half or quarter also affects subsequent running performance in elite-level AF. © 2009 Sports Medicine Australia.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jsams.2009.09.004	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Sport Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Task Performance and Analysis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Running	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Football	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Geographic Information Systems	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Athletic Performance	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Physical Exertion	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult	en_US
dc.title	Match running performance in elite Australian Rules Football	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	13	en_US
utslib.for	110602 Exercise Physiology	en_US
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	1116 Medical Physiology	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
dc.location.activity	Taipei, Taiwan
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	5	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	13	en_US

Abstract:

There is little information describing the match running demands of elite-level Australian Rules Football (AF). The aims of this study were to examine: (1) match running demands; and (2) the influence of periods of increased physical activity on subsequent running performance in the Australian Football League. Time-motion analyses were performed 1-9 times per player from 16 professional AF players from the same club during games in 2005-2007, using portable global positioning systems during 65 matches. Game movements (standing, walking, jogging, running, higher-speed running, and sprinting) and distances (total distance covered [TD]; low-intensity activity [LIA, distance <14.4kmh-1]; and, high-intensity running distance [HIR, distance>14.4kmh-1]) were collected. The influence of the first half physical activities on second half activities, and each quarter on the subsequent quarter were analysed. The mean (±SD) TD and HIR distance covered during the games were 12,939±1145m and 3880±663m respectively. There were reductions in TD in the second (-7.3%), third (-5.5%) and fourth (-10.7%) quarters compared to the first quarter (p<0.01). The HIR was reduced after the first quarter (p<0.001). Players that covered larger TD or HIR during the first half or quarter decreased distance in the next half and quarter, respectively (p<0.001). These results show that a reduction in exercise intensity is inevitable during an AF match and that higher intensity activities reduce towards the end of games. High average speed during each half or quarter also affects subsequent running performance in elite-level AF. © 2009 Sports Medicine Australia.

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