Energy, fitness and training: Netball

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'Netball Australia is the national governing body for netball in Australia..'

"The Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA) is an incorporated non-profit organisation and is the peak national body for strength and conditioning (S&C) professionals in Australia. As the peak industry body, the ASCA aims to ensure and enhance quality-assured S&C coaches."

'Based on the popular 101 Youth Netball Drills titles, this is a practical training manual for anyone coaching netball. Packed with drills, training sessions, advice and much much more, this invaluable resource will help you plan effective training sessions and prepare teams for matches, along with help planning tournaments and holiday courses.With Back to Netball attracting players back to the game this resource acknowledges the different requirements of teaching netball to various age ranges and abilities, and shares tried and tested solutions for successful training and coaching...'

.'A comprehensive exploration of the physical movement demands imposed on the athletes
and the distribution of external workloads across these sessions are yet to be reported in the
literature..'

'The aim of this study was to assess the differences in movement intensity demands between training activities and competition match-play in elite netball...'

'[A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to determine the effects of resistance training under hypoxic conditions (RTH) on muscle hypertrophy and strength development...'

'Studies of training and competition load in sport are usually based on data that represents a sample of a league and or annual training program. These studies sometimes explore important factors that are affected by load, such as training adaptations and injury risk...'

'The 24 h responses to professional female netball-specific training were examined. British Superleague players (n = 14) undertook a 90-min on-court training session incorporating key movement, technical, and scenario-specific match-play drills...'

Eighteen female netball players competing in an international competition completed a trial of the Net-Test, which consists of 14 timed netball-specific movements. Players also completed a series of netball-relevant criterion fitness tests.

'Physical demands of amateur domestic and representative netball in one season in New Zealand assessed using heart rate and movement analysis.J Strength Cond Res34(7): 2062-2070, 2020-The purpose of this descriptive cohort study was to describe physical demands of netball for positions and between playing levels using microtechnology. Data were collected from 34 female netball players across 3 teams at different levels (over 19 years representative [O19], under 19 years representative [U19], and open-age amateur club domestic) for 20 games using heart rate and microtechnology data...'

'The aim of this study was to examine the activity profiles and physiological demands of netball. Eleven representative youth netball players participated in this study..'

'The purpose of this study was to evaluate the height, body mass, and physical characteristics of female academy netball players by position (centers, defenders, and shooters). Data were collected on 43 regional academy players during the preseason period and comprising height, body mass, and physical characteristics (single-leg hop [SLH], squat jump [SJ], countermovement jump [CMJ], 5- and 10-m sprint, 505 change of direction speed and cardiorespiratory fitness)...'

'Objectives: We investigated whether morphological or skill-related factors measured in the pre-season could predict injuries sustained in-season...'

'Neuromuscular training improves movement competency and physical performance measures in 11–13-year-old female netball athletes. J Strength Cond Res 31(5): 1165–1176, 2017—The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a neuromuscular training (NMT) program on movement competency and measures of physical performance in youth female netball players...'

'This study presents an overview of current scientific articles that address the reliability and validity of the 30–15 intermittent fitness test (30–15 IFT) as an assessment of aerobic capacity, as well as its use in terms of training programming...'

Physical demands of training and competition in collegiate netball players. We investigated the physical demands of netball match play and different training activities. Eight collegiate netball players participated in the study.

'The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of high-intensity interval training (3 days/wk for 5 wk), provoking large changes in muscle lactate and pH, on changes in intracellular buffer capacity (βmin vitro), monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs), and the decrease in muscle lactate and hydrogen ions (H+) after exercise in women...'