Maximal velocity and power increases during a sprint test in the season leading up to the world cup field hockey

Sprinting plays an important role in many different Olympic sports, including field hockey. Better insights in how sprint performance is determined and evolves during the season is important to improve training protocols. The aim of this study was to investigate changes in the sprint performance of the current world champion field hockey during the season leading up to the World Cup. We found a significant increase in maximal velocity and maximal power but not in horizontal force production.