Due to the evidence that field hockey is predominately an aerobic sport, testing for aerobic capacity is imperative in understanding the athletes’ preparedness for competition and for modification of training programs.Īerobic capacity can be validly and reliably assessed through measurement of inspired and expired gas exchange during a maximal graded exercise test. Further, according to time motion analysis, 95% of men’s field hockey competitions consist of low intensity tasks (e.g., walking, jogging, standing), while 5% of the competition is comprised of high intensity tasks (e.g., sprinting).

The aerobic energy system is predominant during collegiate women’s field hockey, as games consist of two 35-min halves with high-intensity movements comprising approximately 20% of that duration. For accurate estimates of VO 2max, the clientele’s age, fitness level, and training history should be considered when selecting equations.įield hockey is a field-based, intermittent, team sport comprised of short bouts of high intensity sprints and longer bouts of walking and jogging. The Ramsbottom and Flouris estimates of VO 2max from 20-m shuttle performances may be used in this population. Clair-Gibson equations overestimated VO 2max, and are not recommended for use with women collegiate field hockey athletes. The Chatterjee, Leger, Leger and Gadoury, and St. min −1) equations were considered valid predictions of criterion measured VO 2max (46.4 ± 4.6).According to Bland–Altman and Ordinary Least Products Regressions, the Ramsbottom (46.5 ± 4.2 mL min −1) and Beep tests to volitional fatigue.

Collegiate women field hockey athletes (n = 65, mean±SD: age 19.6 ± 1.2 years weight 64.7 ± 6.1 kg) completed criterion VO 2max (mean ± SD: 46.4 ± 4.6 mL Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to compare the criterion assessment of VO 2max on a treadmill to the progressive, multistage 20-m shuttle run test (i.e., Beep test), and to determine the predictability of 6 previously established Beep test predictive equations (i.e., Chatterjee, Flouris, Leger, Leger and Gadoury, Ramsbottom, St.

Laboratory assessments of maximal oxygen uptake (VO 2max) are considered the “gold standard” for ascertaining cardiovascular fitness, but they are not always practical for use in team sport settings.

What does a beep test measure