Physical, physiological, and technical demands of national netball umpires at different competition levels.

Spencer, Kirsten, Paget, Natasha, Kilding, Andrew and Mcerlain-naylor, Stuart (2020) Physical, physiological, and technical demands of national netball umpires at different competition levels. Journal of sports sciences, 38 (14). pp. 1660-1665. ISSN 1466-447X

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Abstract

To compare demands of national netball umpires between levels of competition, 22 Netball New Zealand high-performance umpires participated in this investigation. These included from highest to lowest standard: 9 × semi-professional ANZ Championships (ANZC); 6 × National A Squad (NZA); and 7 × National Development Squad (DEV). Physical (global positioning system tri-axial accelerometry), physiological (heart rate) and technical (video analysis) demands were determined for 48 (16 per group) umpire match performances. Level of competition had no significant effect on physical or mean physiological demands. However, ANZC umpires spent a lower proportion of time at low heart rates compared to DEV, and a greater proportion of time at high, rather than moderate, heart rates compared to NZA. Compared to lower standard umpires, ANZC spent lesser proportions of time standing but greater proportions of time walking backwards and sideways, and turning to change direction. Furthermore, ANZC umpires spent lower proportions of time jogging, but greater proportions of time sprinting compared to DEV. Finally, ANZC umpires spent longer mean durations than DEV on the goal third side line. As such, the difference in demands experienced by national netball umpires between levels of competition is more technical than physical or physiological.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: officials, global positioning system, heart rate, performance analysis, referees
Subjects: Q Science > QP Physiology
Divisions: Faculty of Health & Science > Department of Science & Technology
SWORD Depositor: Pub Router
Depositing User: Pub Router
Date Deposited: 07 May 2020 08:36
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2021 15:22
URI: https://oars.uos.ac.uk/id/eprint/1230

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