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Quantification Of Competitive Game Demands Of Ncaa Division I College Football Players Using Global Positioning Systems, Aaron Wellman, Sam Coad, Grant Goulet, Christopher Mclellan
Quantification Of Competitive Game Demands Of Ncaa Division I College Football Players Using Global Positioning Systems, Aaron Wellman, Sam Coad, Grant Goulet, Christopher Mclellan
Chris McLellan
The aim of the present study was to examine the competitive physiological movement demands of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college football players using portable global positioning system (GPS) technology during games and to examine positional groups within offensive and defensive teams, to determine if a player's physiological requirements during games are influenced by playing position. Thirty-three NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football players were monitored using GPS receivers with integrated accelerometers (GPSports) during 12 regular season games throughout the 2014 season. Individual data sets (n 295) from players were divided into offensive and defensive teams and …