Managing workloads of fast bowlers is a careful engineering process
Based on Tim Gabbett’s work understanding the balance between long term CHRONIC LOAD and ACUTE LOAD will provide you with the process that enables fast bowlers to balance being over bowled or under bowled. AC Ratio is part of the process but each delivery has a different impact on the fast bowlers system. During my time in the IPL I ensured that bowlers, where possible would be monitored and managed. This relies on monitoring ball speed that that will provide data for the INTERNAL LOADING . A higher ball speed delivery has a greater impact on the body than that of slower balls!
‘Acute workload is what you’ve done recently; generally the last week of training, and chronic workload is what you’ve done over a longer period of time. Generally chronic workload refers to the previous three or four weeks.
These numbers help illustrate both the positive and negative aspects of training as the acute workload is representative of fatigue, while the chronic workload is representative of fitness level’- Tyler Anzmann
‘Load can be further divided into external and internal load. External load is the act of training or competing, while internal load is how you respond to that stimulus physiologically, psychologically, and biomechanically’-Tyler Anzmann
This information will now be used in the PACELAB AREG APP and I’m sure will have a huge impact on performance levels of bowlers globally. Generic workload simply do not work. Counting the amount of balls or imposing rest days is not the way forward. Monitoring the daily load, ball speed in relation to previous workloads is the future.
Underbowling young bowlers leads to high acute spikes which may lead to injuries. The careful periodised chronic workload of bowlers as they are maturing is a more effective way of ensuring that we , not only have FASTER BOWLERS, but also HEALTHIER FIT BOWLERS.
Gabbett’s research suggests that a ratio between 0.8 and 1.3 is the “sweet spot” for improving fitness while minimizing injury risk, and that a ratio of 1.5 is when injury risk begins to rise sharply (Blanch and Gabbett, 2016)
Look out for the release dates of the app
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