Relationship between pre-training wellness scores and internal and external training loads in a Division I women’s lacrosse team

Crouch, Alma K.; Jiroutek, Michael R.; Snarr, Ronald L.; Bunn, Jennifer

doi:10.1080/02640414.2020.1857106

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“…Another area of application for activity profiling could be the connection with wellness variables. In an analysis of a women's collegiate lacrosse team, Crouch's group reported significant increases in external load scores with increased wellness scores (8). When athletes reported better sleep, energy, stress management, and muscular readiness, their total distance, high-speed distance, and athlete loads were proportionally higher.…”

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Comparison of In-game External Load Metrics Among Positions and Between Halves for Division I Collegiate Women’s Lacrosse Athletes

Kilian

Cochrane-Snyman

Miyashita

2022

Int'l Journal of Strength & Conditioning

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External load has become a common metric for coaches to track the activity profiles of athletes during training and competition. The advent of wearable technology has made external load monitoring accessible for more coaches. The purpose of this study was to compare positional (attack, midfield, and defense) and game (first half to second) external loads. An NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse team was recruited to wear triaxal accelerometers and GPS units during five non-conference games during the 2020 regular season. The external load metrics evaluated for this study included total distance, sprint distance (> 19 km∙hr-1), number of power plays (> 3 m·s-2), top speed, and PlayerLoad. Significance was set at p < 0.05. No significant differences among positions were observed for full game measures (p > 0.05). A significant main effect for time was observed for sprint distance (midfield; p < 0.001 ) and power plays (midfield; p < 0.001 and defense; p = 0.004). While no significant differences occurred for activity profiles among positions, high-intensity efforts (sprint distance and power plays) were significantly less in the second half, likely due to fatigue. Coaches and sports scientists can use this information to manage in-game fatigue through tactics such as strategic substitutions and time-outs, thus preserving the intensity of the activity profiles late in the game.

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Comparison of In-game External Load Metrics Among Positions and Between Halves for Division I Collegiate Women’s Lacrosse Athletes

Kilian

Cochrane-Snyman

Miyashita

2022

Int'l Journal of Strength & Conditioning

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“…To date, investigations have reported that reductions in pre-training wellbeing negatively influenced running performance in elite male Australian Football (AFL) [ 6 ] and soccer players [ 3 ]. Further, Gaelic football [ 4 ] and female Lacrosse [ 17 ] athletes have reported that pre-training and pre-competition measures of sleep quality, sleep duration and muscle soreness were associated with subsequent changes to running performance in training and competition match-play. While these findings suggest that coaches and practitioners can utilise perceived player wellbeing measures as indicators of readiness to meet these demands, the data reported was limited to accumulative and relative running performance measures [ 3 , 4 , 6 , 17 ].…”

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“…Further, Gaelic football [ 4 ] and female Lacrosse [ 17 ] athletes have reported that pre-training and pre-competition measures of sleep quality, sleep duration and muscle soreness were associated with subsequent changes to running performance in training and competition match-play. While these findings suggest that coaches and practitioners can utilise perceived player wellbeing measures as indicators of readiness to meet these demands, the data reported was limited to accumulative and relative running performance measures [ 3 , 4 , 6 , 17 ]. Additionally, these results are not transferrable across sports or genders, and the relationship between pre-competition player wellbeing and subsequent running performance in developmental youth female soccer players remains unknown.…”

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Impaired pre-competition wellbeing measures can negatively impact running performance in developmental youth female soccer players

Sydney¹,

Wollin²,

Chapman³

et al. 2024

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This study aimed to determine the association between pre-competition perceived player wellbeing measures and subsequent relative and peak running performance of developmental youth female soccer players (n = 15, age: 16 ± 1 years). Total distance (TD), high-speed (> 3.5 m/s) (HSRD) and very high-speed (> 5.3 m/s) running (VHSRD) were expressed using 1-, 2- and 5-minute epochs and relative (per minute) calculations. Fatigue, sleep quality, upper and lower-body muscle soreness, stress, and mood wellbeing measures were collected via a self-reported questionnaire (1–5 Likert scale). Menstrual cycle phase was collected via a calendar-based countback method. Results demonstrated that reductions in stress was associated with decreased relative and peak TD in all epochs ( p = 0.008–0.040), relative and peak HSRD ( p = 0.006–0.039) in 2- and 5-minute epochs as well as VHSRD in 2-minute epochs ( p = 0.026). For example, a one-point reduction of ‘normal’ to ‘relaxed’ is associated with a decrease of 7 m/min in peak TD for 1-minute epochs. One-point increase in fatigue (e.g., ‘normal’ to ‘more tired than normal’) displayed a decrease of 7 m/min peak TD for 2-minute ( p = 0.048) and 9 m/min for 5-minute ( p = 0.007) rolling epochs. Likewise, one-point increase in lower-body muscle-soreness (e.g., ‘normal’ to ‘increase in soreness/tightness’) was associated with a reduction of 6 m/min peak VHSRD for 1-minute epochs ( p = 0.034). Results suggest that perceived player wellbeing can influence running performance. However, the magnitude of the change in player wellbeing should be considered in a practical sense.

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“…Despite recent growth in the popularity of lacrosse and participation rates, a limited number of studies have explored the workload demands of collegiate lacrosse athletes. In NCAA women's lacrosse, recent investigations have examined external load match demands (12), positional differences in external loads (12,27,40), relationships between external loads and match performance (6), and relationships between pretraining wellness and external loads (9). However, A cc W have not been used to quantify chronic external loads across a full season, thus warranting further investigation.…”

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Analysis of Accumulated Workloads and Performance Testing Across a Collegiate Women's Lacrosse Season

Fields,

Kuhlman,

Jagim

et al. 2023

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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Fields, JB, Kuhlman, NM, Jagim, AR, Dulak-Sigler, C, and Jones, MT. Analysis of accumulated workloads and performance testing across a collegiate women's lacrosse season. J Strength Cond Res 37(11): 2213–2221, 2023—Monitoring accumulated workloads, acute:chronic workload ratios (ACWR), and training monotony (TM) are practical methods for monitoring athlete physical stress. Performance testing provides useful information about the changing nature of physical abilities. Therefore, the purpose was to examine differences in accumulated workloads based on session type, explore seasonal trends in ACWR and TM, and assess changes in performance assessments in collegiate women's lacrosse athletes. Athletes, who were identified as starters (n = 12), wore positional monitoring technology during training sessions (n = 61) and games (n = 17) and completed preseason and postseason assessments of speed, agility, power (jump tests), strength, aerobic capacity, and body composition. Separate 1-way analyses of variance were used to determine differences in accumulated workloads for session type and differences in performance assessments from preseason to postseason (p < 0.05). When compared with games, practice sessions elicited greater (p < 0.001) accumulated total distance, player load, repeated high-intensity efforts, accelerations, change of direction, explosive efforts, high-speed efforts (p = 0.002), and high-speed distance (p = 0.002). Throughout the season, ACWR and TM ranged from 0.16 to 1.40 AU and 0.68–1.69 AU, respectively. The 40-yd sprint (p < 0.001) and pro-agility (p < 0.001) improved from preseason to postseason, whereas no changes in aerobic capacity, lower-body power, or strength were observed (p > 0.05). The monitoring of accumulated loads, ACWR and TM, and performance tests revealed novel information about the seasonal demands of collegiate women's lacrosse. Women lacrosse players are able to improve speed and agility throughout the season, while maintaining strength, power, and endurance, with minimal reductions in fat-free mass.

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Relationship between pre-training wellness scores and internal and external training loads in a Division I women’s lacrosse team

Cited by 13 publications

References 22 publications

Comparison of In-game External Load Metrics Among Positions and Between Halves for Division I Collegiate Women’s Lacrosse Athletes

Comparison of In-game External Load Metrics Among Positions and Between Halves for Division I Collegiate Women’s Lacrosse Athletes

Impaired pre-competition wellbeing measures can negatively impact running performance in developmental youth female soccer players

Analysis of Accumulated Workloads and Performance Testing Across a Collegiate Women's Lacrosse Season

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