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Long-Term Athlete Development: Seasonal and Longitudinal Fitness Changes in Female University Rugby Players.
Falk Neto, Joao H; Parent, Eric C; Kennedy, Michael D.
Afiliação
  • Falk Neto JH; Athlete Health Lab, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ; and.
  • Parent EC; Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • Kennedy MD; Athlete Health Lab, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ; and.
J Strength Cond Res ; 35(12): 3459-3465, 2021 Dec 01.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35133998
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Falk Neto, JH, Parent, E, and Kennedy, MD. Long-term athlete development Seasonal and longitudinal fitness changes in female university rugby players. J Strength Cond Res 35(12) 3459-3465, 2021-The Long-Term Athlete Development model is used by organizations to determine the expected improvements from athletes at different stages of their careers. For female rugby athletes, university sports should provide continued support for athlete development during the Training to Perform stage (18-21 years old). However, little evidence exists for longitudinal changes across years of participation in university sports in this group. The purpose of this study was to assess changes in anthropometric and fitness characteristics in female university rugby players across different seasons. Seventeen players were divided into forwards (n = 9, 21.1 ± 2.6 years) and backs (n = 8, 19.62 ± 0.9 years) and assessed across 5 points over 3 years preseason 1, postseason 1, preseason 2, postseason 2, and preseason 3. Anthropometric (height, body mass, and body mass index) and performance measurements (grip strength, flexibility, trunk muscular endurance, upper-body muscular endurance, 40-m sprint, vertical jump, and 20-m shuttle run) were collected. V̇o2max was higher at preseason 2 compared with postseason 1 (p = 0.02), postseason 2 (p = 0.01), and preseason 3 (p = 0.015), and trunk muscular endurance was higher at preseason 3 (p = 0.02). Performance in the first 5 m of the sprint test decreased at postseason 1 (p = 0.018) and preseason 2 (p = 0.016) when compared with preseason 1. The results indicate that these female athletes did not improve their fitness across the Training to Perform stage when participating in university sports. These female rugby players likely developed their fitness at earlier stages and, at this stage, already possessed well-developed fitness levels, which were merely maintained throughout years.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Desempenho Atlético / Futebol Americano Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Desempenho Atlético / Futebol Americano Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article