Evaluating external load responses to cumulative playing time and position in the European Handball Federation Women’s Euro 2022 through an IoT and Big Data architecture approach

The quantification of physical demands placed upon handball players, segmented by their specific roles and duration of play, is crucial for sustaining high performance and minimizing the risk of injury. Leveraging advanced inertial measurement units, this investigation captured and analyzed the exte...

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Autores: Karcher, Claude, Font, Roger, Marcos-Jorquera, Diego, Gilart-Iglesias, Virgilio, Manchado, Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:TecnoCampus
Repositorio:Repositori Digital del TecnoCampus
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:rdtecnocamp_::a0107477d81388ca3efe62ffe2ff9e65
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12367/3242
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Women’s
Female
Team sport
Load
Fatigue development
IMUs
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Sumario:The quantification of physical demands placed upon handball players, segmented by their specific roles and duration of play, is crucial for sustaining high performance and minimizing the risk of injury. Leveraging advanced inertial measurement units, this investigation captured and analyzed the external load data of athletes participating in the EHF Women’s EURO 2022. The aim of this study was to provide coaching staff with information on fatigue development during periods of high match density. The study evaluated the effects of playing position and cumulative playing time on external load metrics, using linear mixed models that treated individual players as random effects. The study employed a cutting-edge computational framework integrating sensor network technologies, Local Positioning Systems (LPS), and Big Data Analytics within a descriptive analytics methodology. From over half a billion raw records, we distilled 1,013 data entries from 47 matches for analysis. [...]