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Examination Of Volume And Intensities Of Weekday Practices And Competitive Games In Collegiate Football Players, Tyler Lindon Jan 2017

Examination Of Volume And Intensities Of Weekday Practices And Competitive Games In Collegiate Football Players, Tyler Lindon

Theses and Dissertations--Kinesiology and Health Promotion

The aims of the present study were to characterize the typical volume (total distance) and intensities (high-speed distance > 75% of maximum speed for weekday practices, Monday through Friday and competitive games on Saturday; compare the daily practice volume and intensities to competitive games to determine if the targeted volume and intensities are achieved as part of the periodized strategies using GPS software; and examine the relationship among total distance, high-speed distance in the prediction of player-load . Thirty NCAA Division I Football players (187.9 ± 5.5 cm; 107.4 ± 24.6 kg) were monitored using GPS receivers with integrated accelerometers during …