Effect of Rest Period Duration between Sets of Repeated Sprint Skating Ability Test on the Skating Ability of Ice Hockey Players

Jakub Baron, Subir Gupta, Anna Bieniec, Grzegorz Klich, Tomasz Gabrys, Andrzej Szymon Swinarew, Karel Svatora and Arkadiusz Stanula
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Jakub Baron: Institute of Sport Sciences, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Subir Gupta: Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of West Indies, Cave Hill 11000, Barbados
Anna Bieniec: Institute of Sport Sciences, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Grzegorz Klich: Zagłębie Sosnowiec Hockey Club, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
Tomasz Gabrys: Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education, University of West Bohemia, 30100 Pilsen, Czech Republic
Andrzej Szymon Swinarew: Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
Karel Svatora: Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education, University of West Bohemia, 30100 Pilsen, Czech Republic
Arkadiusz Stanula: Institute of Sport Sciences, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 20, 1-11

Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of two different rest periods, 2 min and 3 min, between consecutive sets of a repeated sprint skating ability (RSSA) test, on the skating ability of ice hockey players. Two RSSA tests, RSSA-2 and RSSA-3, were assessed on 24 ice hockey players. In RSSA-2, six sets of 3 × 80 m sprint skating, with 2 min passive recovery between two consecutive sets was allowed. In RSSA-3, the recovery period between the sets was 3 min. Average speed, average heart rate (HR aver ), peak heart rate (HR peak ), blood lactate concentration ([BLa]), and rate of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured in both RSSA-2 and RSSA-3 tests. In all the sets, except set 1, the average speed of the subjects was significantly ( p < 0.05) higher in RSSA-3 than the respective set in RSSA-2. Average HR and RPE were higher in RSSA-2 than RSSA-3 in most of the sets. For any given set, no difference in HR peak was noted between RSSA-2 and RSSA-3. Post-sprint (Set 6) [BLa] was significantly ( p < 0.05) higher in RSSA-3 than RSSA-2. This study concludes that the 3 min rest period is more beneficial than the 2 min rest period, for (1) increasing skating speed and (2) reducing overall cardiac workload and perceived fatigue.

Keywords: average speed; blood lactate concentration; rate of perceived exertion; speed decrement; average heart rate; peak heart rate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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