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Position-Specific Physical Workload Intensities in American Collegiate Football Training

Mamon, MA, Olthof, SBH, Burns, GT, Lepley, AS, Kozloff, KM and Zernicke, RF (2021) Position-Specific Physical Workload Intensities in American Collegiate Football Training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36 (2). pp. 420-426. ISSN 1064-8011

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Abstract

Quantifying player training loads allows football coaching staff to make informed adjustments to the volume and intensity of training. Physical workload intensity in American football practices have not been extensively quantified. The current study examined physical workload intensities across positions in American collegiate football during training. Data from player tracking technology (Catapult Vector) were collected from 72 American football players (National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I) during in-season practices. Players were involved in individualized skill (indy), team playbook (team), and special team (ST) drills during practice and analyzed for their specialist offensive or defensive role (e.g., linebacker or wide receiver). Player running (i.e., high-speed running and sprint) and accelerations (i.e., highintensity PlayerLoad and high-intensity inertial movement analysis) per minute were of interest. Drill type and practice day had significant effects on all workload intensity metrics (p < 0.01), but not position. Greater running intensities were seen in ST drills compared with other drill types. Tuesday practice sessions had greater overall intensities compared with other days. Interaction effect of position and drill type was significant (p <0.001) for all intensity metrics, indicating that position groups exhibited unique workload responses to the drill types. Drill type and practice day interaction effect was significant for all intensity metrics (p <0.01). The findings may be informative for coaches to tailor physical workloads of practice drills for positional roles in preparation for games and practices. Player tracking technology can add value for strength and conditioning coaches to adjust training programs based on position-specific on-field demands of players.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. The published version of record Mamon, Mark A. Jr1; Olthof, Sigrid B.H.2,3; Burns, Geoffrey T.3; Lepley, Adam S.1,3; Kozloff, Kenneth M.3,4; Zernicke, Ronald F.1,3,4. Position-Specific Physical Workload Intensities in American Collegiate Football Training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 36(2):p 420-426, February 2022 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000004174
Uncontrolled Keywords: Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Sport Sciences; intercollegiate; microtechnology; external load; team sports; GPS; biomechanical load; accelerations; DEMANDS; LOAD; QUANTIFICATION; Humans; Running; Football; Geographic Information Systems; Workload; Athletic Performance; Athletes; Athletes; Athletic Performance; Football; Geographic Information Systems; Humans; Running; Workload; 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences; 1116 Medical Physiology; Sport Sciences
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports > GV711 Coaching
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports
Divisions: Sport & Exercise Sciences
Publisher: National Strength and Conditioning Association
SWORD Depositor: A Symplectic
Date Deposited: 06 Feb 2023 11:04
Last Modified: 06 Feb 2023 11:15
DOI or ID number: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004174
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/18812
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