Physical demands of lacrosse: gaps in knowledge

Vescovi, Jason D.

doi:10.1016/j.jcjp.2022.100077

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“…Although the majority of studies describing the physical demands of lacrosse have focused on D I women athletes (3,4,8,25,26), this will be the first study to report external loads across a full season in collegiate men players. To comprehensively quantify physical demands associated with lacrosse, research is needed that explores external loads during practices and games, and by sport position, throughout a full season (26).…”

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“…National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's lacrosse has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, with 74 teams currently competing at the Division (D) I level, 75 teams at the D II level, and 247 teams at the D III level (22), yet no information is currently available on athlete external load demands of NCAA men's lacrosse. Although the majority of studies describing the physical demands of lacrosse have focused on D I women athletes (3,4,8,25,26), this will be the first study to report external loads across a full season in collegiate men players. To comprehensively quantify physical demands associated with lacrosse, research is needed that explores external loads during practices and games, and by sport position, throughout a full season (26).…”

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Athlete External Loads Across a Collegiate Men's Lacrosse Season

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Jones

Feit

et al. 2023

Journal of Strength &Amp; Conditioning Research

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Fields, JB, Jones, MT, Feit, MK, and Jagim, AR. Athlete external loads across a collegiate men’s lacrosse season. J Strength Cond Res 37(8): e455–e461, 2023—Tracking and quantifying athlete workload may provide insight into best practice periodization strategies and workload management. Limited information exists detailing the external demands associated with collegiate men's lacrosse. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate and compare practice, game, and positional differences across a lacrosse season. Male collegiate lacrosse athletes (n = 17; body mass: 79.9 kg ± 9.7 kg; body fat %: 14.7 ± 3.8%) wore a global positional system device during practices (n = 66) and games (n = 19). External load metrics were total distance (TD), sprint distance (SD), accelerations (>3 m·s−2), sprint efforts, player load (PL), PL/min, and top speed. Multiple analysis of variances assessed differences in external loads across session (practice versus game) and sport position (attackers, midfielders, and defenders). A 3 × 4 analysis of variance was used to determine a position-by-time (first quarter [Q1], second quarter [Q2], third quarter [Q3], and fourth quarter [Q4]) interaction (p < 0.05). Total distance (p < 0.001, η 2: 0.047), SD (p < 0.001, η 2: 0.093), sprint efforts (p < 0.001, η 2: 0.077), PL (p < 0.001, η 2: 0.022), and top speeds (p < 0.001, η 2: 0.086) were all higher in games compared with practices. Attackers and defenders covered more TD (p < 0.001, η 2 = 0.0257), accelerations (p < 0.001, η 2 = 0.126), PL (p < 0.001, η 2 = 0.233), and PL/min (p < 0.001, η 2 = 0.193) than midfielders. Attackers and midfielders covered more SD (p = 0.002 η 2 = 0.043), sprint efforts (p < 0.001, η 2 = 0.053), and achieved higher top speed (p < 0.001, η 2 = 0.0063) than defenders. Volume and intensity metrics declined by Q4 in attackers and defenders (p < 0.05), whereas external load measures did not differ across quarters for midfielders. Monitoring in-game external loads can assist coaches with individualizing training programs and preparing athletes for game demands.

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Athlete External Loads Across a Collegiate Men's Lacrosse Season

Fields

Jones

Feit

et al. 2023

Journal of Strength &Amp; Conditioning Research

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Scoping review of lacrosse: match demands, physical performance and injury surveillance

Ripley,

Wenham,

Collier

2024

Ger J Exerc Sport Res

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Background Lacrosse has seen an uptake in participation in the last two decades. Moreover, with small-sided variants (box lacrosse [BL] and sixes lacrosse [SL]), with the latter being considered by the international Olympic committee. However, for athletes to perform at the highest level across the variations of lacrosse (field lacrosse [FL], BL and SL), sports coaches, practitioners and national governing bodies need to understand the demands, physical performance characteristics and injury incidence. Objective The objective of this scoping review is to explore the current state of the literature around lacrosse in key areas (match and training demands, physical performance and injury incidence). We additionally aimed to identify knowledge gaps in the literature. Methods The latest methodological guidance Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews for scoping reviews was followed. A systematic literature search was conducted in several electronic databases (ProQuest, PubMed, SCOPUS and institutional library), using relevant key terms. The present study is largely descriptive and quantifies proportions (%) of studies. Results Of the 4223 studies identified using the systematic search strategy, 120 studies were included within the final synthesis. 14 studies identified match or training demands across competitive levels and variations. 30 studies identified physical performance: 28 studies on FL athletes and two studies on BL. 75 studies identified injury incidence from lacrosse, all studies observed FL. Conclusions According to the results of this scoping review, there are large gaps within the literature that should be addressed. As international SL will be included in Olympic events this should be a focus of future research, attempting to identify match and training demands, physical performance characteristics and injury incidence. Moreover, as SL players are likely to be also participating in FL and BL, it could rapidly increase the demands placed upon players, both physically and psychologically.

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Physical demands of lacrosse: gaps in knowledge

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Athlete External Loads Across a Collegiate Men's Lacrosse Season

Athlete External Loads Across a Collegiate Men's Lacrosse Season

Scoping review of lacrosse: match demands, physical performance and injury surveillance

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