Anaerobic Performance in Elite Czech Junior Ice Hockey Players: A Longitudinal Comparison over a Period 2001 to 2017
Abstract
The study compared anthropometric and anaerobic performance data in elite Czech junior ice hockey players over a period 2001 to 2017 to reveal the possible tendencies in elite junior players, members of the top ice hockey league of juniors. Altogether 6132 junior ice hockey players aged 18 years participated in the study (at about 400 junior players every year).
The testing took place always in the pre-season period and included anthropometry and a 30-s anaerobic Wingate test on a cycle ergometer Monark E824 using a breaking force of 6 W.kg-1 that equals 0.106 kg.kg-1. The results of the study in indicate that body height, body fat and indices of anaerobic performance relative to kg of body mass in elite Czech junior ice hockey players did not substantially change during the 17-year-lastig period.
On the other hand, body mass, fat-free mass and absolute values of peak power and anaerobic capacity increased during the period 2001 to 2017, similarly to the findings in adult professional ice hockey players.