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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Field hockey"”.
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Positional related injury in elite female field hockey players
… is to examine injury patterns in elite female field hockey players, and to identify the injury rates of different playing positions so that preventative measures can be implemented. Based on available research it was hypothesised that goalkeepers and midfielders will have the highest rate of …
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Effectiveness of grips at minimizing vibrations during field hockey hits
… two locations on the stick during two different field hockey hits, the push and the strike. The results from these experiments showed that the top hand during a hit experiences a higher resonant frequency. During the push the top hand experienced an average resonant frequency of 349.1 Hz, …
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Determining spatio-temporal metrics that distinguish play outcomes in field hockey
Tactical behaviour in field sports can be examined using spatio-temporal metrics, which are descriptions of player behaviour derived from data of player positions over time. Many metrics can be computed that describe the cooperative and adversarial interactions between players. The methods …
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Advanced techniques in women's field hockey with emphasis on teaching aids
… source materials must therefore be inadequate. Hockey, although an ancient sport, is one of the comparatively newest field sports in the curriculum of the physical education program in the United States. As a result there is still a dearth of printed information available for the teacher. The …
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Turf Talk: Injury Rates, Mechanisms, and Prevention in Adolescent Field Hockey
… three projects focused on Canadian adolescent field hockey players. Project A: Game Video Analysis Objective: To describe physical contact (PC) incidence rates (IR), PC types, PC intensity, and suspected injury (SI) IRs in female adolescent high school (HS) and club field hockey (FH). Methods: …
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Warm-up provision in field hockey: a comparison between literature and practice
… a shortage of research focused on the warm-up in field hockey. After the warm-up the athlete should have an increased mental focus, increased body and muscle temperature and be ready for the task specific activities he is about to take part in (Cone, 2007). The present study compares the …
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Investigating the Functional Position of Field Hockey Players Using the FMS and the FHFPS
Field hockey is one of the most popular sports worldwide and is continuing to grow and evolve in the United States. Due to growth and change of the sport, there is a cause for concern regarding increase risk of injuries. The largest gap in field hockey injury information involves how injuries occur …
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Incidence of injuries and associated factors at the senior inter provincial field hockey tournament
Background Field Hockey is an Olympic sport that is played widely across the world at various levels. In South Africa, it is a growing sport with increasing participation for both males and females. It is a high-speed team sport, consisting of short bursts of sprinting with technical coordination …
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Physiological characteristics, activity patterns and physiological responses of elite women field hockey players during competition
Despite the popularity of field hockey very little research has investigated the physical requirements of, and the responses to, a game of field hockey. This study investigated the physiological characteristics of six elite women hockey players, their movement patterns during a game and the …
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The efficacy of visual feedback to enhance sporting performance with specific reference to field hockey
Bibliography: leaves 175-194.
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The Effect of Temperature on the Material Stiffness of Field Hockey Balls for Material Selection
… of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In particular, field hockey players report balls made of PVC breaking in half when hit in cold weather. Hockey ball manufacturers are interested in the effect of temperature on balls breaking to inform ball design and material selection. To test whether hockey …
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The effects of fatigue and injury on the King-Devick test across a field hockey season
… of Delaware Athletic Training Room and Field Hockey field. The participants were 16 collegiate Division I field hockey student-athletes (Age: 19.5±1.0 years, Height: 165.0±6.4 cm, Weight: 61.8±5.1 kg, Previous concussions: 0.8±1.1). The King-Devick test was administered on six occasions …
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The epidemiology of injury and risk factors associated with injury in first league field hockey players
… of injury in a population of first league field hockey players during a playing season, establishing the true incidence (injuries/ 1000 hours) of injury, as well as the risk factors associated with field hockey injuries. Both the epidemiology of field hockey injuries, and associated risk …
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A comparison study between core stability and trunk extensor endurance training in the management of acute low back pain in field hockey players
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Chiropractic at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2009
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A Comparative Analysis of Cognitive Differences Among Female Elite and Nonelite High School Field Hockey Players and High School Physical Education Class Nonathletes
The Empire State Games Western Scholastic Field Hockey Team (n = 14), a high school field hockey team (n = 15), and nonathletes in a high school physical education class (n = 9) were given a battery of tests and inventories to compare mental aspects such as abstract visual reasoning, concentration, …
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A ranking model for two women's team sports
… National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA): field hockey, basketball, soccer, volleyball, lacrosse, and softball. Associated with each of these sports are polling procedures conducted to indicate national rankings in terms of quality of performance. These polls generally are referred to as …
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The effect of long term training on the bone mineral density and muscle strength of perimenopausal athletes
… a low impact weight-bearing sport (running/ field hockey: GEN) and a non weight-bearing sport, swimming (SWI) produced a positive relationship with regional bone mineral density (BMD) and muscle strength. Method: Three groups of perimenopausal athletes (n=20) plus a control group (CON) (n=20) …
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Sprint acceleration performance in team sports : biomechanical characteristics and training methods
… team sports such as soccer, rugby, football, field hockey, and basketball. Specifically, the ability to rapidly increase sprint running velocity over short distances, which is often referrcd to as sprint acceleration ability, is of major importance to team-sport athletes since sprint efforts …
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Strength and conditioning in Men’s Premiership hockey: a case study of understanding, influences and support
… used within non-professional team sports such as field hockey. This study therefore takes residence within a men’s Premiership hockey club. 18 male players from a Premiership hockey team in England were selected, and all players completed both a training diary form and a semi-structured interview. …
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