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Load variations in high-performance netballers across seasons and competition levels

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posted on 2021-01-01, 00:00 authored by Tanisha TateTanisha Tate, Dan DwyerDan Dwyer, Chris YoungChris Young, Laura Piromalli, Lyndell BruceLyndell Bruce
Internal loads as measured by session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) of high-performance netballers were explored using data from athletes who competed in the 2017 and 2018 Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) and 2016 to 2018 Australian Netball League (ANL) competitions. Data were analysed to determine if there were differences between season phase (pre- and in-season), competition level, session type (combined training, court training, match, weights and conditioning) and year. Pre-season load (468.9 ± 183.2au) was higher than in-season load (431.3 ± 188.9au) (p < .05, ƞρ2 = .016). Load was higher in the 2017 season (466.0 ± 193.2au) than both the 2016 (442.4 ± 189.3au) and 2018 seasons (441.0 ± 179.3au) (p < .05, ƞρ2 = .005). Each session type was significantly different than the other apart from combined training and court training (combined training 546.5 ± 201.5au; court training 538.7 ± 172.7au; match 473.6 ± 164.5au; weights 400.1 ± 121.1au; conditioning 276.5 ± 121.8au) (p < .05, ƞρ2 = .25). There was a competition × season phase interaction (p < .05, ƞρ2 = .003) where ANL athletes had the highest pre-season load (472.6 ± 193.7au) but the lowest in-season load (415.2 ± 179.2au). These findings present a novel understanding of the loads experienced by high-performance netballers over multiple seasons.

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Journal

International journal of performance analysis in sport

Volume

21

Issue

4

Pagination

589 - 599

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Location

Abingdon, Eng.

ISSN

1474-8185

eISSN

1474-8185

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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