ArticleBritish journal of sports medicine2005
Physiological profile in relation to playing position of elite college Gaelic footballers.
Article in British journal of sports medicine, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Comparative study of aerobic performance between football and judo groups in prepubertal boys.Asian journal of sports medicine · 2013Article
- A 6-month prospective study of injury in Gaelic football.British journal of sports medicine · 2007Article
- Anthropometric and physiological characteristics of junior elite volleyball players.British journal of sports medicine · 2006Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the physiological profile, and its relation to playing position, of elite college Gaelic footballers.
methodThe subjects were 28 elite Gaelic footballers (12 backs, 12 forwards, and four midfielders; mean (SD) age 21 (1.67) years), who won a major intervarsity tournament (Sigerson Cup) three times in succession.
resultsThere was general similarity among the members of the team, probably the result of a typical, common training programme. The team means for stature (1.81 (0.05) m), body mass index (81.6 (6.5)) and percentage body fat (14.5 (3.1)%), power output by Wingate test (absolute power 912 (152) W or 10.72 (1.6) W/kg) and sit and reach test (22.3 (5.5) cm) displayed no significant differences when analysed according to playing position. However, midfielders did have significantly larger body mass than backs (p<0.05) and greater maximal oxygen consumption (p<0.01) and greater vertical jumping ability than backs and forwards (vertical jump power output, p<0.01; vertical jump, p<0.01). Midfielders also had greater absolute handgrip strength (p<0.01).
conclusionThe differences exhibited by midfielders despite identical training suggests that they stem from physiological adaptation to competition rather than training.
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