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15 16 Such differences have been suggested to be associated with greater match play intensity, skill and fitness attributes 15 resulting in different match play demands comprising more contact events per match with potentially higher energy transfer in impacts.
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These results clearly indicate that as playing standard increases, so too does physical fitness which appears to translate to increases in playing intensity [15,35].
Higher physical fitness is associated with greater playing intensity during an intensified competition and reduced post-match fatigue and markers of muscle damage.
As such, it would seem logical that increased playing intensity would lead to greater fatigue; however, this may be offset by enhanced physical qualities [9].
Our hypotheses were partially confirmed, with greater playing intensity in the high-standard playing group but little difference in fatigue responses between playing standards, although there was greater increases in blood CK in the low-standard playing group.
Despite these greater match intensities in the high-standard playing group, when match speed was expressed relative to maximal speed on the Yo-Yo IRT, there was no difference in playing intensity between groups.
10 Furthermore, skill level, playing intensity and seasonal conditions have been suggested to influence injury incidence.
Taken together, well-developed physical fitness appears to reduce post-match fatigue and increase match-playing intensities.
Our second hypothesis was also partially confirmed with smaller increases in fatigue and blood CK as physical fitness increased despite greater playing intensities.
When players were divided into high-fitness and low-fitness groups across both playing standards based on Yo-Yo IRT performance, there were some differences in absolute and relative playing intensities.
And play with intensity every game.
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