Duggan John David, Collins Kieran, Keane Karen
Department of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition, School of Science & Computing, Atlantic Technological University Galway, Dublin Road, Galway, Ireland.
Gaelic Sports Research Centre, Technological University Dublin-Tallaght Campus, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Dublin, Ireland.
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2022 Sep 2;14(1):164. doi: 10.1186/s13102-022-00553-8.
Sports science research in elite female Gaelic team sports has increased in recent years, but still a large disparity exists between the volume of studies involving male and female players. As a consequence of this, it is difficult for practitioners to develop an evidence-based approach when working with female players.
In this review, we discuss the current research available in elite female Gaelic team sports with focus on seven specific areas including physical and physiological demands, anthropometric and performance characteristics, injury risk, nutritional considerations, and female physiology. There appears to be unique physical demands data in match play across positions in Camogie, however, there is currently no comparative data available in ladies Gaelic football. Similarly, there is no research available on the physiological demands of both elite female Gaelic team sports. According to existing literature, performance characteristics such as speed and power are lower in this population compared to other elite female team sports. Although data is limited, the anthropometric characteristics of elite female Gaelic team sport players appear homogenous with some positional differences observed at a sub-elite level. Previous research has demonstrated a high prevalence of lower limb injuries in female elite Gaelic team sports and the provision of quality, evidence-based strength & conditioning could help mitigate these injury risks. Female Gaelic team sport players have been shown to have poor nutrition knowledge and inadequate intakes of micronutrients. Finally, although menstrual cycle phase and oral contraceptives have been shown to influence performance in other female intermittent sports, to date there has not been any research carried out in elite female Gaelic team sport players.
It is evident that limited research has been carried out on elite female Gaelic sport players. More up-to-date, high-quality investigations are needed to address the research gaps, which in turn should enable practitioners in the field to apply sound, evidence-based practice/theory when working with this population.
近年来，关于女子盖尔式团队精英运动的体育科学研究有所增加，但涉及男女运动员的研究数量仍存在巨大差距。因此，从业者在与女运动员合作时，很难采用基于证据的方法。
在本综述中，我们讨论了女子盖尔式团队精英运动的现有研究，重点关注七个特定领域，包括身体和生理需求、人体测量和表现特征、受伤风险、营养考量以及女性生理学。在康诺克女子曲棍球比赛中，不同位置的比赛似乎有独特的身体需求数据，然而，目前在女子盖尔式足球中没有可比数据。同样，关于这两项女子盖尔式团队精英运动的生理需求也没有相关研究。根据现有文献，与其他女子精英团队运动相比，这一人群的速度和力量等表现特征较低。尽管数据有限，但女子盖尔式团队精英运动运动员的人体测量特征似乎较为同质，在次精英水平上观察到了一些位置差异。先前的研究表明，女子盖尔式团队精英运动中下肢受伤的发生率很高，提供高质量、基于证据的力量和体能训练有助于降低这些受伤风险。女子盖尔式团队运动运动员的营养知识较差，微量营养素摄入不足。最后，尽管月经周期阶段和口服避孕药已被证明会影响其他女子间歇性运动的表现，但迄今为止，尚未对女子盖尔式团队精英运动运动员进行任何研究。
显然，对女子盖尔式精英运动运动员的研究有限。需要更多最新的高质量调查来填补研究空白，这反过来应该使该领域的从业者在与这一人群合作时能够应用合理的、基于证据的实践/理论。
