A Comparison of Anthropometric and Performance Profiles between Elite and Sub-Elite Hurling Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Approach to the Problem
2.2. Subjects
2.3. Anthropometry
2.4. Performance
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Anthropometric
3.2. Performance
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Anthropometric Characteristics | Level | Full-Back | Half-Back | Midfield | Half-Forward | Full-Forward |
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Height (cm) | Elite | 179.6 ± 3.7 (176.4, 182.7) | 183.7 ± 5.9 (180.8, 186.6) | 183.5 ± 4.4 (180.2, 186.8) | 181.8 ± 6.3 (179.0, 184.6) | 180.7 ± 5.5 (177.8, 183.6) |
Sub-elite | 182.0 ± 6.4 (179.1, 184.9) c | 182.0 ± 4.1 (179.6, 184.5) c | 187.8 ± 6.3 (185.0, 190.6) abde | 180.6 ± 4.8 (178.0, 183.1) c | 180.7 ± 5.1 (177.9, 183.5) c | |
Body mass (kg) | Elite | 84.1 ± 6.7 (80.1, 88.1) | 86.2 ± 4.1 (82.6, 89.9) * | 88.2 ± 4.4 (84.0, 92.3) | 81.6 ± 5.8 (78.1, 85.1) | 87.5 ± 8.6 (83.9, 91.2) |
Sub-elite | 80.4 ± 7.5 (76.8, 84.1) | 81.2 ± 5.6 (78.1, 84.3) | 85.8 ± 8.9 (82.2, 89.3) d | 78.7 ± 6.6 (75.5, 81.9) c | 83.7 ± 6.6 (80.2, 87.3) | |
Sum of 7 skinfolds (mm) | Elite | 50.7 ± 8.7 (41.4, 60.1) * | 54.6 ± 16.0 (46.0, 63.2) ** | 52.1 ± 8.3 (42.2, 61.9) * | 49.1 ± 8.3 (40.8, 57.4) ** | 55.4 ± 18.4 (46.7, 64.0) ** |
Sub-elite | 71.3 ± 15.0 (62.7, 80.0) b | 91.2 ± 25.4 (83.9, 98.5) ac | 66.3 ± 13.1 (58.0, 74.6) bde | 85.2 ± 15.2 (77.7, 92.7) c | 84.0 ± 13.4 (75.7, 92.3) c | |
Adiposity (%AT) | Elite | 9.7 ± 1.0 (8.6, 10.7) | 10.0 ± 2.3 (9.0, 11.0) ** | 9.8 ± 1.2 (8.7, 10.9) | 9.3 ± 1.6 (8.4, 10.2) ** | 9.8 ± 1.8 (8.9, 10.8) ** |
Sub-elite | 11.1 ± 1.4 (10.1, 12.0) | 12.7 ± 2.7 (11.9, 13.5) c | 10.8 ± 1.4 (9.9. 11.8) b | 12.5 ± 1.8 (11.7, 13.4) | 12.2 ± 1.1 (11.3, 13.1) | |
Fat-free mass (kg) | Elite | 75.9 ± 5.6 (72.2, 79.6) | 77.6 ± 4.5 (74.2, 81.0) * | 79.5 ± 4.2 (75.7, 83.4) | 74.0 ± 5.4 (70.7, 77.3) * | 79.0 ± 8.1 (75.6, 82.4) * |
Sub-elite | 71.5 ± 6.5 (68.1, 74.9) | 70.9 ± 5.3 (68.0, 73.8) | 76.6 ± 8.7 (73.3, 79.8) d | 68.9 ± 6.0 (65.9, 71.8) c | 73.6 ± 6.0 (70.3, 76.8) | |
Performance Characteristics | ||||||
CMJ height (cm) | Elite | 45.1 ± 5.1 (41.0, 49.2) ** | 43.5 ± 4.0 (39.8, 47.3) ** | 45.0 ± 3.7 (40.7, 49.3) ** | 42.2 ± 4.4 (38.6, 45.8) ** | 43.6 ± 7.8 (39.9, 47.4) ** |
Sub-elite | 27.9 ± 7.8 (24.2, 31.7) | 31.3 ± 6.1 (28.1, 34.5) | 30.2 ± 9.7 (26.6, 33.9) | 29.7 ± 7.5 (26.4, 32.9) | 30.0 ± 8.4 (26.4, 33.7) | |
CMJ PP (W) | Elite | 4492 ± 416 (4197, 4787) ** | 4494 ± 270 (4222, 4765) ** | 4673 ± 370 (4363, 4983) ** | 4199 ± 267 (3937, 4460) ** | 4559 ± 753 (4287, 4830) ** |
Sub-elite | 3284 ± 535 (3012, 3555) | 3524 ± 386 (3293, 3755) | 3666 ± 654 (3404, 3928) | 3311 ± 552 (3073, 3548) | 3561 ± 490 (3299, 3823) | |
CMJ RPP (W·kg−1) | Elite | 53.5 ± 3.8 (50.5, 56.4) ** | 52.2 ± 2.9 (49.4, 54.9) ** | 53.0 ± 2.4 (49.9, 56.1) ** | 51.6 ± 3.5 (49.0, 54.2) ** | 51.9 ± 5.4 (49.2, 54.6) ** |
Sub-elite | 40.9 ± 5.7 (38.2, 43.6) | 43.4 ± 4.4 (41.1, 45.7) | 42.8 ± 6.5 (40.2, 45.4) | 42.0 ± 6.0 (39.6, 44.4) | 42.7 ± 5.9 (40.0, 46.3) | |
Acceleration—5 m (s) | Elite | 1.10 ± 0.06 (0.96, 1.23) | 1.09 ± 0.04 (0.97, 1.21) * | 1.11 ± 0.09 (0.96, 1.25) | 1.08 ± 0.09 (0.96, 1.20) | 1.11 ± 0.11 (0.98, 1.23) |
Sub-elite | 1.21 ± 0.30 (1.08, 1.33) | 1.29 ± 0.32 (1.18, 1.39) | 1.19 ± 0.32 (1.07, 1.31) | 1.14 ± 0.25 (1.03, 1.25) | 1.22 ± 0.29 (1.10, 1.34) | |
Acceleration—10 m (s) | Elite | 1.81 ± 0.05 (1.67, 1.95) | 1.83 ± 0.07 (1.70, 1.96) * | 1.84 ± 0.08 (1.69, 1.98) | 1.82 ± 0.05 (1.70, 1.95) | 1.84 ± 0.05 (1.71, 1.96) |
Sub-elite | 1.93 ± 0.30 (1.80, 2.06) | 2.02 ± 0.32 (1.91, 2.13) | 1.91 ± 0.32 (1.79, 2.04) | 1.91 ± 0.28 (1.79, 2.02) | 1.95 ± 0.33 (1.82, 2.07) | |
Acceleration—20 m (s) | Elite | 3.08 ± 0.12 (2.93, 3.22) | 3.13 ± 0.08 (2.99, 3.26) * | 3.14 ± 0.14 (2.99, 3.29) | 3.11 ± 0.09 (2.98, 3.24) | 3.10 ± 0.10 (2.97, 3.23) |
Sub-elite | 3.20 ± 0.29 (3.06, 3.33) | 3.34 ± 0.32 (3.22, 3.45) | 3.18 ± 0.34 (3.05, 3.31) | 3.19 ± 0.30 (3.07, 3.31) | 3.20 ± 0.31 (3.07, 3.32) | |
Yo-Yo IRT1 (m) | Elite | 2251 ± 339 (2013, 2489) * | 2305 ± 308 (2085, 2524) ** | 2588 ± 174 (2338, 2838) ** | 2286 ± 364 (2075, 2497) ** | 2234 ± 293 (2015, 2453) ** |
Sub-elite | 1772 ± 597 (1553, 1991) | 1751 ± 427 (1565, 1937) | 1854 ± 461 (1643, 2065) | 1671 ± 354 (1479, 1862) | 1529 ± 464 (1317, 1740) |
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Keane, J.; Malone, S.; Keogh, C.; Young, D.; Coratella, G.; Collins, K. A Comparison of Anthropometric and Performance Profiles between Elite and Sub-Elite Hurling Players. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 954. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11030954
Keane J, Malone S, Keogh C, Young D, Coratella G, Collins K. A Comparison of Anthropometric and Performance Profiles between Elite and Sub-Elite Hurling Players. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(3):954. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11030954
Chicago/Turabian StyleKeane, John, Shane Malone, Ciarán Keogh, Damien Young, Giuseppe Coratella, and Kieran Collins. 2021. "A Comparison of Anthropometric and Performance Profiles between Elite and Sub-Elite Hurling Players" Applied Sciences 11, no. 3: 954. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11030954
APA StyleKeane, J., Malone, S., Keogh, C., Young, D., Coratella, G., & Collins, K. (2021). A Comparison of Anthropometric and Performance Profiles between Elite and Sub-Elite Hurling Players. Applied Sciences, 11(3), 954. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11030954