PMID- 38489587
OWN - NLM
STAT- Publisher
LR  - 20240315
IS  - 1533-4287 (Electronic)
IS  - 1064-8011 (Linking)
DP  - 2024 Mar 14
TI  - The Strength Characteristics of Elite and Subelite Female Gaelic Football 
      Players.
LID - 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004741 [doi]
AB  - Hughes, W, Healy, R, Lyons, M, Higginbotham, C, Lane, A, and Beattie, K. The 
      strength characteristics of elite and subelite female Gaelic football players. J 
      Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2023-There is currently an underrepresentation 
      of sports science research focused on the female athlete, specifically in the 
      context of Gaelic football. The aims of this study are to (a) compare the 
      strength characteristics of elite and subelite players and (b) establish 
      normative-based values and percentile scores for the strength characteristics of 
      female Gaelic football players. Ninety-two female Gaelic football players were 
      recruited for this study and subsequently categorized as elite (intercounty n = 
      30, age; 25.1 +/- 5.3 years, stature; 1.69 +/- 0.06 m, mass; 69.5 +/- 5.9 kg) or 
      subelite (club n = 62, age; 25.4 +/- 6.8 years, stature; 1.66 +/- 0.06 m, mass; 65.1 
      +/- 8.9 kg). The physical strength characteristics of the subjects were assessed 
      through the isometric midthigh pull (IMTP), countermovement jump (CMJ), and 10-5 
      repeated jump test. Statistically significant differences were found in the 
      physical strength characteristics between the groups with elite players 
      demonstrating greater peak force (large effect), relative peak force (moderate 
      effect), and reactive strength index (large effect). Statistically significant 
      differences were also observed for key CMJ phase characteristics with elite 
      players producing greater RSImod (moderate effect), jump height (large effect), 
      and propulsion peak power (large effect) than subelite players. This study 
      demonstrated that there are moderate to large differences between playing 
      standards with elite players displaying superior reactive-, explosive-, and 
      maximal-strength than their subelite counterparts. The strength characteristics 
      evaluated in this study may be used in conjunction with other performance indices 
      to distinguish between elite and subelite playing standards in female Gaelic 
      football players.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2024 National Strength and Conditioning Association.
FAU - Hughes, William
AU  - Hughes W
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0965-6861
AD  - Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon: 
      Midlands Midwest, Athlone, Ireland.
AD  - SHE Research Group, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 
      Athlone, Ireland.
FAU - Healy, Robin
AU  - Healy R
AD  - Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon: 
      Midlands Midwest, Athlone, Ireland.
AD  - SHE Research Group, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 
      Athlone, Ireland.
FAU - Lyons, Mark
AU  - Lyons M
AD  - Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Sport and Human Performance 
      Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
FAU - Higginbotham, Clement
AU  - Higginbotham C
AD  - Department of Mechanical, Polymer, and Design, Technological University of the 
      Shannon: Midlands Midwest, Athlone, Ireland; and.
AD  - SHE Research Group, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 
      Athlone, Ireland.
FAU - Lane, Aoife
AU  - Lane A
AD  - Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon: 
      Midlands Midwest, Athlone, Ireland.
AD  - SHE Research Group, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 
      Athlone, Ireland.
FAU - Beattie, Kris
AU  - Beattie K
AD  - Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon: 
      Midlands Midwest, Athlone, Ireland.
AD  - SHE Research Group, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 
      Athlone, Ireland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20240314
PL  - United States
TA  - J Strength Cond Res
JT  - Journal of strength and conditioning research
JID - 9415084
SB  - IM
EDAT- 2024/03/15 18:42
MHDA- 2024/03/15 18:42
CRDT- 2024/03/15 16:23
PHST- 2024/03/15 18:42 [medline]
PHST- 2024/03/15 18:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2024/03/15 16:23 [entrez]
AID - 00124278-990000000-00418 [pii]
AID - 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004741 [doi]
PST - aheadofprint
SO  - J Strength Cond Res. 2024 Mar 14. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004741.