Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone, Ireland.
SHE Research Group, Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone, Ireland.
Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2024 Aug 23;19(10):1128-1136. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2023-0302. Print 2024 Oct 1.
This study both investigated and compared Gaelic games players' and practitioners' perceptions of the importance of postexercise recovery strategies.
Gaelic players (n = 1178 [n = 574 female], age 24.6 [6.6] y) and practitioners (n = 148 [n = 29 female], age 35.9 [8.7] y) completed a questionnaire assessing their perceptions of various postexercise recovery strategies (importance ranked out of 5 [1 "not important at all" to 5 "extremely important"]). Players were further categorized by playing standard into developmental (club/collegiate; n = 869) and national (intercounty; n = 309) levels and by sport: Gaelic football (n = 813), camogie/hurling (n = 342), and Gaelic handball (n = 23). Practitioners were categorized as sport coaches (n = 67), strength and conditioning staff (n = 34), nutrition staff (n = 15), and athletic rehabilitation staff (n = 32).
Gaelic players prevalently perceived sleep (76.4%), rehydration (72.5%), postexercise meal (48.4%), stretching (47.6%), active cool-down (25.1%), foam rolling (23.1%), and massage by therapist (22.6%) as "extremely important." Practitioners prevalently perceived sleep (90.1%), rehydration (83.6%), postexercise meal (76.6%), daytime naps (36.2%), stretching (25.4%), discussion with teammates (24.6%), and getting into nature (19.4%) as "extremely important."
While strategies with well-documented efficacy such as sleep, nutrition, and rehydration were rated as most important, a distinct and possibly problematic disconnect exists between the perceived importance of many strategies and their empirically demonstrated effectiveness. For instance, active cool-downs and stretching were perceived as highly important despite prevailing evidence suggesting that their effects are often small in magnitude. Collectively, work promoting optimal recovery practices and aligning player-practitioner perspectives would be beneficial to maximize time and resource allocation and enhance player buy-in.
本研究调查并比较了盖尔式运动参与者和从业者对运动后恢复策略重要性的看法。
盖尔式运动参与者（n=1178[574 名女性，年龄 24.6[6.6]岁]）和从业者（n=148[29 名女性，年龄 35.9[8.7]岁]）完成了一份调查问卷，评估他们对各种运动后恢复策略的看法（重要性从 1（“一点也不重要”）到 5（“非常重要”）进行排名）。根据运动水平，参与者进一步分为发展级（俱乐部/学院；n=869）和国家级（县际；n=309），根据运动项目分为盖尔式足球（n=813）、卡美奥/曲棍球（n=342）和盖尔式手球（n=23）。从业者分为运动教练（n=67）、力量和体能训练人员（n=34）、营养人员（n=15）和运动康复人员（n=32）。
盖尔式运动参与者普遍认为睡眠（76.4%）、补水（72.5%）、运动后餐（48.4%）、拉伸（47.6%）、主动冷却（25.1%）、泡沫轴滚动（23.1%）和按摩治疗师按摩（22.6%）为“非常重要”。从业者普遍认为睡眠（90.1%）、补水（83.6%）、运动后餐（76.6%）、白天小睡（36.2%）、拉伸（25.4%）、与队友讨论（24.6%）和融入大自然（19.4%）为“非常重要”。
虽然睡眠、营养和补水等具有充分文献记载疗效的策略被评为最重要的策略，但许多策略的重要性认知与其实证效果之间存在明显且可能存在问题的脱节。例如，主动冷却和拉伸被认为非常重要，尽管普遍的证据表明它们的效果往往很小。总的来说，促进最佳恢复实践和协调参与者与从业者观点的工作将有利于最大限度地分配时间和资源，并增强参与者的投入度。
