Measurement Characteristics of Athlete Monitoring Tools in Professional Australian Football.

Purpose: To examine the measurement reliability and sensitivity of common athlete monitoring tools in professional Australian Football players.

Methods: Test-retest reliability (noise) and weekly variation (signal) data were collected from 42 professional Australian footballers from 1 club during a competition season. Perceptual wellness was measured via questionnaires completed before main training sessions (48, 72, and 96 h postmatch), with players providing a rating (1-5 Likert scale) regarding their muscle soreness, sleep quality, fatigue level, stress, and motivation.

Physical Preparation Factors That Influence Technical and Physical Match Performance in Professional Australian Football.

Objectives: To examine the collective influence of a range of physical preparation elements on selected performance measures during Australian football match play.

Design: Prospective and longitudinal.

Methods: Data were collected from 34 professional Australian football players from the same club during the 2016 Australian Football League competition season.

Interchange rotation factors and player characteristics influence physical and technical performance in professional Australian Rules football.

Objectives: To examine the effects of match-related and individual player characteristics on activity profile and technical performance during rotations in professional Australian football.

Design: Longitudinal observational study.

Methods: Global positioning system data and player rating scores were collected from 33 professional Australian football players during 15 Australian football League matches.

Factors Affecting Match Running Performance in Professional Australian Football.

Purpose: To examine the influence of a range of individual player characteristics and match-related factors on activity profiles during professional Australian football matches.

Methods: Global positioning system (GPS) profiles were collected from 34 professional Australian football players from the same club over 15 competition matches. GPS data were classified into relative total and high-speed running (HSR; >20 km/h) distances.

Factors affecting match performance in professional Australian football.

Objectives: To determine the physical activity measures and skill-performance characteristics that contribute to coaches' perception of performance and player performance rank in professional Australian Football (AF).

Design: Prospective, longitudinal.

Methods: Physical activity profiles were assessed via microtechnology (GPS and accelerometer) from 40 professional AF players from the same team during 15 Australian Football League games.

Match score affects activity profile and skill performance in professional Australian Football players.

Objectives: To examine the influence of quarter outcome and the margin of the score differential on both the physical activity profile and skill performance of players during professional Australian Football matches.

Design: Prospective, longitudinal.

Methods: Physical activity profiles were assessed via microtechnology (Global Positioning System and accelerometer) from 40 professional AF players from the same team during 15 Australian Football League games.

Match running performance in elite Australian Rules Football.

There is little information describing the match running demands of elite-level Australian Rules Football (AF). The aims of this study were to examine: (1) match running demands; and (2) the influence of periods of increased physical activity on subsequent running performance in the Australian Football League. Time-motion analyses were performed 1-9 times per player from 16 professional AF players from the same club during games in 2005-2007, using portable global positioning systems during 65 matches.