June 15, 2024

by: Vlady Zankavets

📈Hockey players’ physical abilities dynamics in the competition period

 

🕵🏼‍♂️We reviewed three studies that evaluated the speed-strength abilities, anaerobic alactic, anaerobic glycolytic, and aerobic power of hockey players before and after the competition period🏒.

📈The indicator of anaerobic alactic power increased by 3.6% by the end of the season, while the rest decreased [1]. 📉Aerobic power was affected to a lesser extent, which was reduced by 1.6% [2]. Anaerobic glycolytic power and speed-strength abilities fell more significantly, by more than 9% [2, 3]. 

👦🏼If we pay attention to young hockey players, using the example of Sevdalev's research on 13-year-old athletes, we will find a similar tendency [4]. Aerobic and anaerobic endurance, as well as speed-strength abilities are reduced by the end of the competition period, albeit to a lesser extent than is observed in older athletes.

Thank you!

References:

  1. Moroscak, J., et al. Anaerobic and aerobic fitness of ice hockey players throughout annual training cycle.
  2. Buck, D. Seasonal changes in various performance measurements in ice-hockey players.
  3. Laurent, M., et al. Power, fatigue, and recovery changes in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I hockey players across a competitive season.
  4. Sevdalyov, SV. Dynamics of youth hockey players’ physical fitness in the annual training cycle [in Russian].

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