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We also sought to quantify the time spent at various speeds and the frequency of accelerations at different thresholds during games. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Methods<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> Seventeen varsity-level female ice hockey players (20 [1.4]\u00a0y, 68.9 [4.9]\u00a0kg, 167.6 [4.7]\u00a0cm) participated in an on-ice practice session (performing 3\u2009\u00d7\u200940-m linear sprints) and 4 regular-season games while being monitored using a local positioning system. Speed and acceleration were recorded from the sprint and within-game monitoring. Time on ice spent in relative skating speed zones and the frequency of accelerations at different intensities were recorded. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> Players\u2019 greatest peak speeds (29.5 [1.3] vs 28.3 [1.1]\u00a0km\/h) and accelerations (4.39 [0.48] vs 3.34 [0.36]\u00a0m\/s<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>) reached during gameplay were higher than those reached in linear sprinting (both <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.01). Peak in-game values were moderately predicted by linear sprint values for speed (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.69, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.01) but not for acceleration (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.01, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.95). Players spent little time at near-peak linear sprint speeds (\u226580% [22.7\u00a0km\/h], \u223c3% time on ice; \u226590% [25.5\u00a0km\/h], &lt;1% of time on ice) during gameplay. However, 26% to 35% of accelerations recorded during the 4 games were \u226590% of linear sprint acceleration. <jats:italic><jats:bold>Conclusions<\/jats:bold>:<\/jats:italic> Although skating speed may be advantageous in specific game situations, our results suggest that players spend little time at near-maximal speeds while accelerating frequently during games. This warrants further investigation of direction changes, skating transitions, repeated sprints, and other determinant variables potentially related to on-ice success and the implementation of training strategies to improve repeated acceleration or qualities beyond maximal skating speed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1123\/ijspp.2023-0417","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,19]],"date-time":"2024-03-19T18:10:44Z","timestamp":1710871844000},"page":"496-504","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Investigating the Relevance of Maximal Speed and Acceleration in Varsity-Level Female Ice Hockey Players"],"prefix":"10.1123","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Alexander S.D.","family":"Gamble","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada"},{"name":"Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences and the Sport and Human Performance Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kyle M.A.","family":"Thompson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jessica L.","family":"Bigg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada"},{"name":"School of Medicine, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christopher","family":"Pignanelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lawrence L.","family":"Spriet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jamie F.","family":"Burr","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"100","reference":[{"issue":"10","key":"r1","series-title":"Sports Med","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1025","DOI":"10.1007\/s40279-013-0069-2","article-title":"Global positioning systems (GPS) and microtechnology sensors in team sports: a systematic review","volume":"43","author":"Cummins C","year":"2013","unstructured":"Cummins C, Orr R, O\u2019Connor H, West C. 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