Practices of Strength and Conditioning Coaches: A Snapshot From Different Sports, Countries, and Expertise Levels.

Weldon, A, Duncan, MJ, Turner, A, LaPlaca, D, Sampaio, J, and Christie, CJ. Practices of strength and conditioning coaches: a snapshot from different sports, countries, and expertise levels. J Strength Cond Res 36(5): 1335-1344, 2022-This study describes the practices of strength and conditioning coaches (SCCs) from different sports, countries, and expertise levels.

Get sleep or get stumped: sleep behaviour in elite South African cricket players during competition.

Despite evidence supporting the positive affect sleep has on sport performance, there is limited application of sleep research in cricket. This study investigated the sleep behaviours of 26 elite South African cricket players (28.6 ± 4.

Workload Monitoring in Team Sports: Using Elite Cricket as an Example.

Workload monitoring is used to assess athlete preparedness to ensure that they are optimally prepared for competition. Although many workload studies have been done, most are delimited to individual sport athletes and endurance athletes. There is also controversy regarding which measures and in what combinations they should be used.

Movement Demands of an Elite Cricket Team During the Big Bash League in Australia.

There is a lack of research on the movement patterns within Twenty20 (T20) cricket, thus the purpose of this study was to investigate the movement demands placed on elite T20 cricket players playing in The Big Bash League, in Australia, in the 2017/2018 season. Player positional movements were determined from the time motion data obtained from a portable 10 Hz global positioning (GPS) unit. Overall, all the players covered between 1.

Strength and Sprint Time Changes in Response to Repeated Shuttles Between the Wickets During Batting in Cricket.

Christie CJ, Sheppard B, Goble D, Pote L, and Noakes TD. Strength and sprint time changes in response to repeated shuttles between the wickets during batting in cricket. J Strength Cond Res 33(11): 3056-3064, 2019-No studies have investigated the impact of repeated sprints between the wickets on lower-limb strength and sprint performance.

Effect of expertise on pacing strategies and sprint performance in batsmen.

Objectives: To assess whether the absence of a known endpoint, at the beginning of repeated-sprint bouts between the wickets, affects how skilled compared to less skilled batsmen pace themselves.

Design: Repeated measures.

Methods: Twelve skilled and 12 less skilled batsmen completed three trials.

Cognitive, physical and physiological responses of school boy cricketers to a 30-over batting simulation.

The purpose of this study was to assess how cognitive and physical performance are affected during a prolonged, fatigue-inducing cricket-batting simulation. Fifteen amateur batters from three Eastern Cape schools in South Africa were recruited (mean ± SD: age 17 ± 0.92 years; stature 1.

Strength and Conditioning Practices of University and High School Level Cricket Coaches: A South African Context.

Pote, L and Christie, CJ. Strength and conditioning practices of University and high school level cricket coaches: a South African context. J Strength Cond Res 30(12): 3464-3470, 2016-Although the sport of cricket is well established, the strength and conditioning practices of cricket players are not well known.

Selected physiological and perceptual responses during a simulated limited overs century in non-elite batsmen.

Few studies have examined the impact of an increased physical demand on batting performance, especially over extended periods of play. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the physiological and perceptual responses of batsmen scoring a simulated limited overs century, and to link these to sprint times and accuracy of the impact of the ball on the bat. Seventeen male, university level cricketers, performed a batting protocol (BATEX(©)), typical of a limited overs century.

The change in motivating factors influencing commencement, adherence and retention to a supervised resistance training programme in previously sedentary post-menopausal women: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Understanding motivators for exercise participation in post-menopausal women may impact retention to exercise programmes and inform intervention trial designs. The purpose of this investigation was to assess self-reported motivational factors influencing adherence and retention to a 24-week progressive resistance training programme.

Methods: Post-menopausal females (n = 34) were passively recruited to undertake a 24-week progressive resistance training protocol, in small-group sessions, on three non-consecutive days of the week.

Selected physiological responses during batting in a simulated cricket work bout: a pilot study.

As limited research has focused on the physiological responses associated with cricket activity, the aim of this pilot study was to measure selected physiological responses during batting in a simulated high-scoring 1-day cricket game. Ten male university cricketers performed a batting specific work bout consisting of four sprints per over (six balls) for a seven over period. Testing was conducted outdoors with players wearing full batting gear.

Metabolic responses of South African soldiers during simulated marching with 16 combinations of speed and backpack load.

Objectives: This study assessed the metabolic responses of South African soldiers marching at different speeds and carrying varying loads. The main objective was to establish the physiological cost of a range of speed/load combinations to identify the energy requirements to meet a diversity of march objectives.

Methods: Thirty male soldiers marched on a treadmill for 6 minutes with varying combinations of speed and load, established through numerous pilot studies and in consultation with military personnel.