Neuromuscular,physiological and perceptual responses to an elite netball tournament |
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| Authors: | Laurence P Birdsey Matthew Weston Mark Russell Michael Johnston Christian J Cook |
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| Institution: | 1. A-STEM College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK;2. Sports Performance, Sport Wales, Cardiff, UK;3. Department of business and law, Teesside University, Middlesborough, UK https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9531-3004;4. School of social and health sciences, Leeds trinity University, Leeds, UK;5. Sports Performance, British Athletics, Birmingham, UK;6. School of sport, health and exercise sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTTo examine responses to an International netball tournament, female athletes (n= 11) played three matches over consecutive days. External (accelerometry) and internal (heart rate; HR, session; sRPE, and differential; dRPE, rating of perceived exertion) load measures quantified match intensity. On match-day mornings, and three days after match 3, well-being (brief assessment of mood; BAM+), biochemical (creatine kinase concentration; CK), neuromuscular (jump height; JH, peak power output; PPO) and endocrine function (salivary cortisol; C, testosterone; T, concentrations) were assessed. External load was similar between matches whereas dRPE and sRPE were greatest for match 3. Following match 1, CK increased, whereas BAM+, JH, C and T decreased. Following two matches, BAM+, PPO, and T decreased with CK increasing versus baseline. Following consecutive matches, CK (likely moderate; 27.9% ± 19.5%) and C (possibly moderate; 43.3% ± 46.8%) increased, whilst BAM+ (possibly moderate; ?20.6% ± 24.4%) decreased. Three days post-tournament BAM+, T, PPO, and JH decreased. Mid-court elicited higher mean HR (possibly moderate; 3.7% ± 3.8%), internal and external intensities (possibly very large; 85.7% ± 49.6%) compared with goal-based positions. Consecutive matches revealed a dose–response relationship for well-being and physiological function; a response evident three days post-tournament. |
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| Keywords: | Recovery monitoring load team sport readiness to train |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9531-3004;4. School of social and health sciences, Leeds trinity University, Leeds, UK;5. Sports Performance, British Athletics, Birmingham, UK;6. School of sport, health and exercise sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK