The between competition sprint profile of intercounty female gaelic football during training and match-play: An exploratory study.

ABSTRACT: Female Gaelic football is an invasive field-based team sport but there are limited data on players' sprint profiles. This study aimed to examine between-competition (league vs championship) differences during training and match-play, and to provide descriptive data by positional group. Fourteen players were monitored using 10-Hz GPS units (STATSports Apex) across 15 games and 34 training sessions. Key metrics included the number of accelerations and decelerations (≥ ± 3.0 m·s ⁻ ²), total sprints (≥ 20.0 km·h ⁻ ¹), sprint distances (<10 m, 10-20 m, 20-30 m, ≥ 30 m), average and total sprint duration and distance, peak speed, number of sprints at 80-90% and ≥90% of individual peak speed, and the highest percentage of peak speed achieved. In training, average sprint duration and distance, and

SUBMITTER: McGuinness E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12863504 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature