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Citation |
Müller S, Gabbett T, McNeil D. Sports Health 2023; 15(3): 315-317. |
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(Copyright © 2023, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Publisher SAGE Publishing) |
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37092885 |
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Abstract |
Managing the physical workload of athletes is crucial to guard against potential injury during practice and allow seamless participation in competition.22 In the past decade, there has been discussion in the media by former or current professional athletes and coaches, as well as sports journalists, regarding whether physical workload regulations may stifle the skill practice needed to prepare athletes adequately for competition.7,24 For example, professional cricket has changed rapidly in the last 10 years, with players participating in 3 different formats (ie, 5-day test matches, 50-over 1-day matches, and 20-20 matches) in shorter touring schedules. Similarly, there can be up to 162 games played in major league baseball, not including spring training. Consequently, workloads are regulated tightly to minimize increases in injury risk that can occur in response to rapid or progressive increases in the number of overs bowled or pitches thrown.7,18 Alternatively, in the highly dynamic and physical sport of Australian football, players are required to kick from varying distances to score a goal. Practice of this crucial skill of set-shot kicking has been argued to be limited due to concerns over workload and potential injury.24 Yet, there has been a decline in proficiency of skills such as in set-shot kicking,2 which may be caused by tightly regulated physical workload limiting skill practice opportunities. This is a major concern as decreased skill proficiency can result in losses for a team and lack of revenue for athletes and coaches.2,24 This guest editorial aims to inform high-performance staff within professional sport organizations of psycho-perceptual-motor skill methods, which can facilitate a better balance between physical workload and skill development of athletes. ... Language: en |
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Keywords |
Humans; *Athletic Performance; Motor Skills |