[PDF] Multiple Off-Ice Performance Variables Predict On-Ice Skating Performance in Male and Female Division III Ice Hockey Players. | Semantic Scholar (2024)

This study shows that commonly used laboratory/field tests are effective in predicting two important primary abilities in ice-hockey.

The results suggest that execution time alone is a bad estimator of oxygen uptake requirement for this kind of effort and age proved to be a determining factor with younger players showing an overall lower level of skating efficiency compared with older players.

DDJ can be used as a predictor of all the ice skating speed tests, whereas SJ can predict BASS and MSS, while CMJ, on the other hand, can predict the performance of only BASS.

On-ice test protocols were associated with players’ performance in multiple aspects of the game, and forward skating was associated with forwards’ offensive play, and backward skating was specifically related with defensem*n’s performance.

In conclusion, elite-level ice hockey requires a high level of fitness in terms of muscle mass and explosive strength, as well as a well-developed high-intensity intermittent exercise capacity, and these demands seem to apply for both forwards and defensem*n.

On-ice speed and endurance differ markedly between elite players of 2 different national standards with no distinction in body composition or CMJ ability, and the most consistent difference between U20 and senior elite players was related to body and muscle mass.

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The results of this study show that 40-yd dash time is the strongest predictor of skating speed in women's hockey players ages 8–16 years old.

While many office tests correlated with on-ice skating, measures of horizontal leg power (off-ice sprint and 3 hop jump) were the best predictors of on- ice skating performance, once weight and playing level were accounted for.

It is suggested that elite women's ice hockey players are older, faster skaters; have a better drop-off percent, drop-offs time, and σ of 6 repeats in a repeat skate test; and have greater on-ice anaerobic capacity than non-elite players.

The 40-yd sprint predicts forward skating performance and to a lesser degree; it also predicts crossover and tuning performance when using off-ice tests to evaluate hockey players.

The significant correlations with balance suggested that stability may be associated with skating speed in younger players and the low correlations with drop jumps suggested that short contact time stretch-shortening activities (i.e., low amplitude plyometrics) may not be an important factor.

The test–retest reliability and concurrent validity of the Repeat Ice Skating Test (RIST) were examined, showing that the RIST was a reliable test at measuring average peak power in watts and watts per kilogram.

A 4-wk BungeeSkate training intervention can improve acceleration and speed in youth hockey players and could be a valid adjunct to existing strategies to improve skill development in hockey.

The results suggest that performance on tests related to ice hockey can be improved by training specifically for hockey but that performance is not affected by summer league play alone.

Regression models revealed peak anaerobic power output to be important for higher draft round selection in all positions; however, the degree of importance of this measurement varied with playing position; and removal of the goalies' data increased predictive capacity.

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