CONSIDERACIONES DEL HOCKEY SOBRE CÉSPED PARA PROFESIONALES DEL ÁREA DE SALUD

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.2422330108

• Palavras-chave: Hockey césped, deporte de equipo, Psicología, Nutrición, Prevención de lesiones

• Keywords: Field hockey, team sport, Psychology, Nutrition, Injury prevention

• Abstract: The aim of this book chapter is to transmit relevant knowledge of Field Hockey to health professionals, addressing general aspects of the sport and the importance of knowing aspects related to Psychology, Nutrition, and incidence and prevention of injuries. Generalities: Field hockey is a team sport made up of 11 players (1 goalkeeper and 10 field players), plus substitutes. It is played with a stick and ball with specific characteristics, where each team must try to score goals during 4 periods of 15 minutes of play. Among the sporting gestures, the push, the sweep, the backhand, the flick, among others, stand out. Psychology: In team sports as field hockey, certain psychological variables that impacts the athletes’ performance has been found recurrently, highlighting the importance of communication work, emotional management, and anxiety regulation. Nutrition: The nutrition and body composition of these athletes is essential to improve sports performance, and it is important to carry out anthropometric evaluations that seek to improve body composition and provide recommendations for individualized macronutrients, micronutrients, hydration, and supplementation. Incidence and prevention of injuries: Regarding the location of injuries, there is a greater incidence in the lower extremity, highlighting muscle injuries by indirect mechanism and contusions and hematomas by direct mechanism. Some risk factors have been determined for injuries in this sport, among which are low proprioceptive ability in the lower extremity and a decreased range of motion of the hip, trunk and lower extremities.