Physical fitness characteristics
Physical fitness characteristics discriminate between elite and sub-elite field hockey players S illa D., Rodríguez F.A. Institut Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. Introduction Modern field hockey is a fast, physically and technically demanding sport. Success in field hockey is ultimately depending on a cluster of factors among which we may include different components of physical fitness such as speed, endurance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, etc. Many coaches include fitness testing among their training control strategies to detect strong and week points both at an individual and group levels. On the other hand, very little information about the physical fitness levels of senior elite players has been published. The main objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that even simple physical fitness tests performed using a non-specific battery (Eurofit) can discriminate between players of different competitive level. Method...