Positional Differences In Fitness And Anthropometric Characteristics In Australian Football

Pyne, David B.; Gardner, Scott A.; Sheehan, Kevin; Hopkins, Will G.

doi:10.1097/00005768-200505001-00450

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“…The importance of aerobic fitness is well-documented within the AF literature (Table 4), with players showing well-developed aerobic capacities [41]. The duration and distances covered during the game demonstrate that the ability to produce energy aerobically during match-play is vital.…”

Section: Aerobic Fitnessmentioning

confidence: 86%

“…In addition, the increase in clangers (Table 3), tackles and contested possessions may also be a result of increased physical qualities [40,41] and match intensities over this period [16]. Elite players and elite youth players have an average 0.33-0.42 skill involvements (any touches of the football) per minute with no difference between playing standards [16].…”

Section: Technical Demandsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Indeed, physical qualities have received great attention, and do play a role in youth player success [79][80][81], draft selection [84] and career progression in the AFL [26]. Over recent years, there has been a greater level of physical preparation of players entering the draft [40,41], which may increase their preparedness to transition to full-time training in a professional environment. Despite this, it may still take three or more seasons of fulltime training for drafted players to fully develop the physical qualities required for AFL competition [19].…”

Section: Physical Qualitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The duration and distances covered during the game demonstrate that the ability to produce energy aerobically during match-play is vital. Other than ruckmen having lower aerobic capacities, there is little positional difference in aerobic fitness [41]. There are increases in measures of aerobic fitness as playing level increases [79,81,85], between drafted and non-drafted players [20,84], and between selected and non-selected elite players [56].…”

Section: Aerobic Fitnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Applied Sport Science of Australian Football: A Systematic Review

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There is a complex interaction between numerous contextual factors that influence the match demands that are discussed in this review. Whilst players must have the physical capacities to cope with the intense physical demands of AF matches, the successful execution of technical skills during match-play is central to success. To develop these skills and attributes, specific and carefully planned and monitored training must be performed over a number of years.

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Section: Aerobic Fitnessmentioning

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Section: Aerobic Fitnessmentioning

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“…Test scores were log-transformed prior to analysis to reduce bias arising from non-uniformity of error. Magnitudes of standardized differences in physiological and movement variables between the open and closed drills were interpreted with the following criteria: 0-0.2 trivial, 0.2-0.6 small, 0.6-1.2 moderate, 1.2-2.0 large, and >2.0 very large[18]. The mean differences in the kicking and handball volumes between the open and closed drills were evaluated using paired sample t-tests.…”

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Skill and Physiological Demands of Open and Closed Training Drills in Australian Football

Farrow

Pyne

Gabbett

2008

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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This study compared the skill and physiological demands of open- and closed-skill drills commonly used in Australian football. Junior male players (n=30, age 16.7 ± 0.5 y, height 1.88 ± 0.07 m, mass 79.7 ± 6.5 kg; mean ± SD) completed two different training sessions involving a series of three open and closed training drills. Movement demands were quantified with global positioning system (GPS) technology, while physiological responses were assessed with heart rate, blood lactate concentration and self-reported ratings of physical exertion. Skill demands were quantified by video analysis and self-reported ratings of perceived cognitive complexity. Two of the three open drills were substantially more demanding in terms of distance (metres) covered (p < .05), rating of perceived physical exertion (p < .05), and relative intensity (p < .05). All open drills had significantly more moderate velocity efforts (p < .05) than their closed counterparts. There were no differences in post-session lactate concentration between the drills or formats, but heart rate was higher in the open format for the third drill. Analysis of skill demands revealed that while the number of ball disposals were equivalent in two of the three open and closed drill formats, there was a significantly larger volume of game-like decisions required of the participants in all open drills. Higher cognitive complexity scores were reported in the open drills (p < .05). In conclusion, the open drills were generally more physically and cognitively demanding than the closed drills commonly used in Australian Football. Coaches and conditioning staff should prescribe open drills to elicit higher physical and cognitive training loads in a game-specific context.

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The Importance of Paying Attention to Anthropometrics in the Selection Athletes

Putra¹,

Rahayu²,

Kasmini³

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the International Conference on Science and Education and Technology (ISET 2019)

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The purpose of this study is to analyze the importance of the ideal anthropometric exercise so that it can support the effectiveness and efficiency of the training process. Systematic review method of 38 articles to identify problems, collect information, and conclusions. The review results that there are certain anthropometric characteristics in the form of height, weight, body size, fat in each volleyball, gymnastics, basketball, football, triathletes and cyclists and swimming. This shows that physiologically the anthropometrics of athletes support their best performance in each of the sports characters involved. The size of body posture is the nature of the athlete. During the process of exercise training does not have much effect on the proportion of body size. Conclusions that anthropometrics are very important in analysis to provide benefits in developing one's potential, especially in the performance

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Positional Differences In Fitness And Anthropometric Characteristics In Australian Football

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Applied Sport Science of Australian Football: A Systematic Review

Applied Sport Science of Australian Football: A Systematic Review

Skill and Physiological Demands of Open and Closed Training Drills in Australian Football

The Importance of Paying Attention to Anthropometrics in the Selection Athletes

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