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. 2021 Aug 3;21(15):5242.
doi: 10.3390/s21155242.

Wearable Technologies in Field Hockey Competitions: A Scoping Review

Jolene Ziyuan Lim  1 , Alexiaa Sim  1 , Pui Wah Kong  1
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Wearable Technologies in Field Hockey Competitions: A Scoping Review

Jolene Ziyuan Lim et al. Sensors (Basel). .

Abstract

The aim of this review is to investigate the common wearable devices currently used in field hockey competitions, and to understand the hockey-specific parameters these devices measure. A systematic search was conducted by using three electronic databases and search terms that included field hockey, wearables, accelerometers, inertial sensors, global positioning system (GPS), heart rate monitors, load, performance analysis, player activity profiles, and competitions from the earliest record. The review included 39 studies that used wearable devices during competitions. GPS units were found to be the most common wearable in elite field hockey competitions, followed by heart rate monitors. Wearables in field hockey are mostly used to measure player activity profiles and physiological demands. Inconsistencies in sampling rates and performance bands make comparisons between studies challenging. Nonetheless, this review demonstrated that wearable devices are being used for various applications in field hockey. Researchers, engineers, coaches, and sport scientists can consider using GPS units of higher sampling rates, as well as including additional variables such as skin temperatures and injury associations, to provide a more thorough evaluation of players' physical and physiological performances. Future work should include goalkeepers and non-elite players who are less studied in the current literature.

Keywords: competition analysis; field hockey; wearable.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
An example of (a) a global positioning system (GPS) unit (circled) with a vest, and (b) a heart rate monitor with chest strap.
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Figure 2
PRISMA flowchart.
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Figure 3
Heart rate bands in studies that used heart rate monitors. HRmax: maximal heart rate.
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