Physical and Technical Demands and Preparatory Strategies in Female Field Collision Sports: A Scoping Review
Int J Sports Med DOI: 10.1055/a-1839-6040Women’s participation in field collision sports is growing worldwide.
Scoping reviews provide an overview of scientific literature in a developing
area to support practitioners, policy, and research priorities. Our aim is to
explore published research and synthesise information on the physical and
technical demands and preparation strategies of female field collision sports.
We searched four databases and identified relevant published studies. Data were
extracted to form (1) a numerical analysis and (2) thematic summary. Of 2318
records identified, 43 studies met the inclusion criteria. Physical demands were
the most highly investigated (n+=+24), followed by
technical demands (n+= 18), tactical considerations
(n+=+8) and preparatory strategies (n=1). The
key themes embody a holistic model contributing to both performance and injury
prevention outcomes in the context of female field collision sports. Findings
suggest a gender data gap across all themes and a low evidence base to inform
those preparing female athletes for match demands. Given the physical and
technical differences in match-demands the review findings do not support the
generalisation of male-derived training data to female athletes. To support key
stakeholders working within female field collision sp...
Source: International Journal of Sports Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Dane, Kathryn Simms, Ciaran Hendricks, Sharief West, Stephen W. Griffin, Steffan Nugent, Frank J. Farrell, Garreth Mockler, David Wilson, Fiona Tags: Review Source Type: research
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