How does practice change across the season? A descriptive study of the training structures and practice activities implemented by a professional Australian football team

Autor: Mark L. Watsford, William Bradshaw Sheehan, Andrew R. Novak, Job Fransen, Rhys Tribolet
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 17(1), 63-72. SAGE Publications Inc.
ISSN: 1747-9541
Popis: There is limited research investigating objective practice monitoring in team sports. This observational study examined the practice activities used by eight professional coaches across 72 different practice sessions in one season within a professional Australian football team. This study aimed to evaluate the extent to which these practice types differed from those shown to facilitate skill acquisition in team sports. Across the whole season (pre-season and in-season), coaches implemented seven practice types which were categorised into training-form and playing-form. Practice type frequencies were different between pre- and in-season (χ2 = 109.6, p 2 = 30.8, p
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