- Title
- Time-motion analysis of a 2-hour surfing training session
- Creator
- Secomb, Josh L.; Sheppard, Jeremy M.; Dascombe, Ben J.
- Relation
- International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance Vol. 10, Issue 1, p. 17-22
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2014-0002
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Purpose: To provide a descriptive and quantitative time–motion analysis of surfing training with the use of global positioning system (GPS) and heart-rate (HR) technology. Methods: Fifteen male surfing athletes (22.1 ± 3.9 y, 175.4 ± 6.4 cm, 72.5 ± 7.7 kg) performed a 2-h surfing training session, wearing both a GPS unit and an HR monitor. An individual digital video recording was taken of the entire surfing duration. Repeated-measures ANOVAs were used to determine any effects of time on the physical and physiological measures. Results: Participants covered 6293.2 ± 1826.1 m during the 2-h surfing training session and recorded measures of average speed, HRaverage, and HRpeak as 52.4 ± 15.2 m/min, 128 ± 13 beats/min, and 171 ± 12 beats/min, respectively. Furthermore, the relative mean times spent performing paddling, sprint paddling to catch waves, stationary, wave riding, and recovery of the surfboard were 42.6% ± 9.9%, 4.1% ± 1.2%, 52.8% ± 12.4%, 2.5% ± 1.9%, and 2.1% ± 1.7%, respectively. Conclusion: The results demonstrate that a 2-h surfing training session is performed at a lower intensity than competitive heats. This is likely due to the onset of fatigue and a pacing strategy used by participants. Furthermore, surfing training sessions do not appear to appropriately condition surfers for competitive events. As a result, coaches working with surfing athletes should consider altering training sessions to incorporate repeated-effort sprint paddling to more effectively physically prepare surfers for competitive events.
- Subject
- surfboard; GPS; HR; heart rate
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1322868
- Identifier
- uon:24676
- Identifier
- ISSN:1555-0265
- Language
- eng
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