Journal of science and medicine in sport
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of wearing compression garments on physiological and performance measures in a simulated game-specific circuit for netball.
This study combined compression garments and Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking to examine the effects on key physiological and performance measures in a simulated game-specific circuit for netball. Compression garments have anecdotal and research supported evidence of enhancing exercise performance. However, the absence of sport specificity warrants further investigation. ⋯ Analysis of effect sizes however, showed greater distances traveled at a faster velocity (3.5ms(-1)) using compression garments in comparison to control and placebo garments (Cohen's d=0.86). Using traditional statistical analysis, performance enhancing effects of compression garments were minimal. However, results of effect sizes analyses showed repeated performances at high speeds were improved in this sample of well-trained netball players.