Examining the Determinants of Skating Speed in Ice Hockey Athletes: A Systematic Review

Silvestri, Michael A, Cleather, Daniel J ORCID: 0000-0001-7852-3440, Callaghan, Samuel J ORCID: 0000-0002-1439-0586, Perri, J and Legg, Hayley S ORCID: 0000-0002-4995-2091 (2024) Examining the Determinants of Skating Speed in Ice Hockey Athletes: A Systematic Review. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. (In Press)

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Abstract

Ice hockey is a physically demanding sport that requires athletes to maintain high skating speed for optimal performance. This systematic review examines existing research on testing ice hockey athletes in relation to skating speed and identifies key metrics to inform future decisions on the most suitable testing regimes. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed for the literature search. After the literature search and application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, nineteen studies were deemed eligible. The identified measures which showed a significant correlation with ice skating performance were on-land sprinting, jumping, body composition, and anaerobic power. These findings highlight the multifactorial nature of skating performance and suggest that a range of tests may be necessary to identify critical factors to overall skating performance; however, further research is needed to confirm this hypothesis.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV557 Sports > GV0712 Athletic contests. Sports events Q Science > QP Physiology > QP301.H75 Physiology. Sport R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
Depositing User:	Hayley Legg
Date Deposited:	17 Dec 2024 14:24
Last Modified:	17 Dec 2024 14:24
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/14599

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