if intensity is the key to hurling success; how does ulster measure up?
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Who are we, and what do we do?
• Micky McCullough (Ulster GAA, Regional Hurling Development Officer);
• Kevin McGuigan (Ulster GAA, Sport Scientist)
The Project
• Who;– Ulster Senior Inter-County Team, Munster Senior Inter-County Team, Leinster Senior
University Team, Ulster Minor Colleges Team;
• What;– Measured physical performance of each team during match play;
• When;– October 2012 – Sunday 20th January 2013;
• Where; – Belfast, Emly, County Tipperary, O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, Dr.Cullen Park, Carlow;
• Why;– To either prove or dispel the theory that;
• Southern Hurlers are faster;• Southern Hurlers are fitter;• Southern Hurlers are more skilful.
Understanding Our Title• What do we mean by intensity?
– Physical Intensity;– Mental Intensity;– Emotional Intensity;– Skill execution speed;– Skill execution success;
• What do we mean by Hurling Success;– NHL Division?– Provincial Success?– All Ireland Division (Liam McCarthy, Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard, Lory
Meagher)?– All Ireland Success?– Annual Progression?
Measuring Physical Intensity
• The Sport Science;– GPS Analysis
• Distance;• Speed Thresholds;• High Intensity Distance;• Accelerations / Decelerations;• Number of efforts / average distance;• An endless list;
– Heart Rate Analysis• Maximum Heart Rate (BPM);• Average Heart Rate (BPM);• Average Heart Rate (%)
How did we measure physical outputs?
• We pre-selected 10 players to analyse for each match– Full Back, Left Corner Back, Right Half Back, Centre Back, Midfield x 2, Centre Forward,
Left Half Forward, Right Corner Forward, Full Forward;
• Players wore a GPS & HR monitor throughout a single match;
• Records were only taken of the active game time for each player;
• Real time analysis was observed, with all sessions analysed retrospectively for the purposes of this project.
Skill Execution Speed
• A small cross section study focused on Antrim & Galway in their respective provincial finals;
• Same 3 Positions;• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship – 0.9 seconds;• What does this tell us?• Ulster Senior Hurling Chamionship – 1.8 seconds;• How does it feel?
• How does this relate to intensity?
How important is BELIEF?
• Which comes first: BELIEF or INTENSITY?• Is belief in our team mates / set up / management / linked to
our intensity of performance?
• If so, which comes first;– The belief in our team and what we are doing; OR– Is it only through seeing everyone’s intensity that we come
to believe in what we’re doing?
What does this mean for Ulster Hurling?
• Do we match Leinster / Munster / Galway teams for intensity?
• Are other factors to blame – mental approach?
• Are there ways that we can improve our intensity?
• How can your training change to improve intensity?
To Summarise
• What do we mean by intensity?– Physical Intensity;
• How do we compare?– Mental Intensity;
• Have we made the step up?– Emotional Intensity;
• We just don’t believe!
– Skill execution speed;• Are we off the mark?
– Skill execution success;• Can this be measured another day?
Finally
– Speed up;– Increase work rate;– Pressurise EVERYTHING;– Raise expectations;– BELIEVE
– All these can be addressed and improved.
– If we always do what we’ve always done, we’ll always get what we always got!
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