Practitioner Usage, Applications, and Understanding of Wearable GPS and Accelerometer Technology in Team Sports.

Autor:	Dawson L; School of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, United Kingdom.; Faculty of Sport, Allied Health & Performance Science, St Mary's University, Twickenham, United Kingdom ; and., McErlain-Naylor SA; School of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, United Kingdom.; School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom., Devereux G; School of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, United Kingdom., Beato M; School of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, United Kingdom.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of strength and conditioning research [J Strength Cond Res] 2024 Jul 01; Vol. 38 (7), pp. e373-e382. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 09.
DOI:	10.1519/JSC.0000000000004781
Abstrakt:	Abstract: Dawson, L, McErlain-Naylor, SA, Devereux, G, and Beato, M. Practitioner usage, applications, and understanding of wearable GPS and accelerometer technology in team sports. J Strength Cond Res 38(7): e373-e382, 2024-Monitoring training load is essential for optimizing the performance of athletes, allowing practitioners to assess training programs, monitor athlete progress, and minimize the risk of injury and overtraining. However, there is no universal method for training load monitoring, and the adoption of wearable global positioning system (GPS) and accelerometer technology in team sports has increased the volume of data and, therefore, the number of possible approaches. This survey investigated the usage, applications, and understanding of this technology by team sports practitioners. Seventy-two practitioners involved in team and athlete performance monitoring using GPS and accelerometer technology completed the survey. All respondents reported supporting the use of GPS technology in their sport, with 70.8% feeling that GPS technology is important for success. Results showed that 87.5% of respondents use data from wearable technology to inform training prescription, although only 50% use the data to influence decisions in competition. In addition, results showed that GPS metrics are used more than accelerometer-derived metrics; however, both are used regularly. Discrepancies in accelerometer usage highlighted concerns about practitioners' understanding of accelerometer-derived metrics. This survey gained insight into usage, application, understanding, practitioner needs, and concerns and criticisms surrounding the use of GPS and accelerometer metrics for athlete load monitoring. Such information can be used to improve the implementation of this technology in team sport monitoring and highlight gaps in the literature that will help to design future studies to support practitioner needs. (Copyright © 2024 National Strength and Conditioning Association.)
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