@article{ref1,
title="Effects of concussion on technical performance in professional Australian Football",
journal="Science and medicine in football",
year="2022",
author="Clarke, Anthea C. and Middleton, Kane J. and Gretgrix, Hannah and Pearce, Alan J.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="There is limited research on the on-field performance of previously concussed athletes. The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate athlete technical performance pre- and post-concussion in Australian Football. Using publicly available data, male athletes who sustained a concussion during the 2016-19 professional Australian Football League seasons were analysed across five games pre- and post-concussion (concussion events n=41, age 25.4 ± 3.5 years; control n=39, age 25.2 ± 3.6 years). Mean technical performance metrics (goals, time-on-ground percentage, kicks, ground ball and disposal efficiency, contested marks) over the five games pre- and post-concussion, as well as within-athlete performance variability measures (standard deviation and coefficient of variation) were analysed. <br><br>RESULTS showed no significant group-by-time interactions, nor effect of time (pre-post) for any technical performance metric. Similarly, the within-athlete standard deviation and coefficient of variation of technical performance metrics showed no group-by-time interaction, nor effect for time. This retrospective study has shown that athlete performance averaged over five games is not affected post-concussion in elite men's Australian Football. Further prospective studies controlling for contextual match factors based on opposition and environmental conditions may be required to identify potential in-game technical performance changes following return-to-play from concussion.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2473-3938",
doi="10.1080/24733938.2022.2103177",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2022.2103177"
}