There is limited research in talent identification youth Australian Football (AF), especially the factors that underpin selection into higher-level development programs. Therefore, this study explored age-related differences high-level AF players and investigated characteristics influencing a program. Anthropometry (stature, sitting height, body mass), maturity (estimated age at peak height velocity), motor competence (Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder), fitness (change of direction speed,...

This study measured the influence of biological maturity across numerous performance parameters for talent identification in Australian football. Anthropometry, estimated status using a ratio from anthropometric measurements and chronological age, motor competence, physical fitness small-sided match involvements 227 U13-U15 high-level academy athletes were assessed. Multivariate analysis variance revealed significant moderate effects on (p = 0.008, ES 0.07) large anthropometry 0.001, 0.20),...

Despite advancements in the scale of data available for quantifying physical and spatiotemporal characteristics match play, there is an absence research combining these aspects professional sport. This study sought to differentiate between phases play Australian football using novel metrics. Data was obtained from Football League games provide new insight into specific each phase play. A retrospective cross-sectional design utilised with team's variables, measured via global navigation...

There is limited research investigating objective practice monitoring in team sports. This observational study examined the activities used by eight professional coaches across 72 different sessions one season within a Australian football team. aimed to evaluate extent which these types differed from those shown facilitate skill acquisition Across whole (pre-season and in-season), implemented seven were categorised into training-form playing-form. Practice type frequencies between pre-...

Despite awareness of the importance quantifying technical, tactical, and physical characteristics match play, few studies have examined structural relationship these aspects in professional sport. Accordingly, this study concurrently components relation to quarter outcome (n = 272) Australian Football. The followed a retrospective longitudinal case design where one teams' cooperative passing network, skill counts, loads, spatiotemporal behaviours during official Football League games were...

Introduction This study sought to reduce the dimensionality of commonly reported spatiotemporal characteristics obtained from Australian Football games facilitate their practical use and interpretability.Methods A retrospective longitudinal design was utilised with team individual variables, measured via global navigation satellite system devices, collected during official League matched over three seasons. Two separate principal component analyses were conducted at level correlated into a...

Match simulation in team sport should sample representative constraints and behaviours to those observed competitive matches enhance near skill transfer. This study compared task (field length, field width, length per width ratio, space player), time-standardised metrics (goals, shots on goal, handballs, kicks, marks, turnovers, tackles, handball proficiency, kick proficiency) cooperative passing (connectedness, indegree variability outdegree variability) between match practice Australian...

Collective behaviour is an important component of team performance in sports. This study used a binomial generalised linear mixed effects regression model to investigate the relationship between cooperative passing network characteristics and match outcomes professional Australian Football League competition games across four seasons 2016 2019. It divided sample 1629 observations into training testing partition develop assess validity this study, respectively. The results reveal that team's...

Team invasion games are sports in which individual team members interact and exchange information to coordinate their behaviours actions pursuit of the common goal winning matches. Researchers have used social network analysis quantify cooperative teams (cooperative analysis), yet this research exists across an array disciplines uses various methods. Therefore, accessibility for practitioners researchers interested using it cooperation may be limited. This systematic mapping review aimed...

Purpose: To provide a simplified, novel method for analysing the physical demands in an Australian Football context by reducing dimensionality of commonly reported characteristics obtained from match play. This may facilitate their practical use and interpretability.Methods: A retrospective longitudinal design was utilised with individual players' outputs, measured via global navigation satellite system devices, collected during official League matches over three seasons. principal component...

Augmented feedback supplements or replaces task-intrinsic and is common in team sports, however, no studies have reported on augmented provision professional Australian Football (AF) practice. This study investigated the effects of practice characteristics (feedback intervention frequency, time, type, season phase, activity form competitive match result) duration provided by AF coaches. Two linear mixed-effects models were constructed. The first examined collective associations between these...

Objectives Connectedness is a cooperative network measure that describes how well players in the team bi-directionally connect and easily reachable they are to other players. It has been associated with an increased probability of winning competitive matches professional Australian Football (AF), although applications towards training have not reported. Therefore, this study investigated associations between constraints manipulated by AF coaches connectedness passing networks during...

An evaluation of player behaviour and performance across different playing conditions in team sport is difficult. This study examined integrative (indegree outdegree importance) individual (goals, kicks, handballs, marks, tackles, kick handball proficiency) level behaviours at one professional Australian Football club three conditions: small-sided games (SSGs), match simulation competitive League (AFL) matches. Estimated marginal means identified negligible changes for measures conditions....