Interindividual and intraindividual differences in recovery of German junior female ice hockey players during 2020 World Championship Division IA tournament

Abstract World Championship tournaments pose multiple possible recovery-challenging conditions in ice hockey. This investigation aimed at assessing subjective recovery patterns of the German women’s junior national ice hockey team during preparation camp and tournament of the 2020 World Championship...

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Main Authors: Asja Kiel, Reinhold Kliegl, Annika Hof zum Berge, Karl Schwarzenbrunner, Christian Puta, Lisa Kullik, Sarah Jakowski, Michael Kellmann
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09906-y
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author Asja Kiel
Reinhold Kliegl
Annika Hof zum Berge
Karl Schwarzenbrunner
Christian Puta
Lisa Kullik
Sarah Jakowski
Michael Kellmann
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description Abstract World Championship tournaments pose multiple possible recovery-challenging conditions in ice hockey. This investigation aimed at assessing subjective recovery patterns of the German women’s junior national ice hockey team during preparation camp and tournament of the 2020 World Championship Division IA. Players completed the German paper-pencil version of the Short Recovery and Stress Scale regularly over the 14-day survey period. The assessment analyzed potential recuperative effects of overnight recovery and recovery during the day reflected in recovery-stress states. Specifically, linear mixed modelling (LMM) was used to determine inter- and intraindividual response- and effect-profiles on recovery processes and changes over time. Three sets of contrasts were specified à priori for planned comparisons. Regarding main effects, results showed favorable recovery-stress states in the morning. Recovery generally seemed to decrease throughout the day and a generally higher recovery level during the tournament phase in comparison to the preparatory camp period was indicated. Results emphasized the need for considering interindividual differences concerning the perception of different recovery facets. This study could serve as a starting point for introducing the LMM approach into sports science for the examination and presentation of individual recovery and training response patterns and individual cases with recourse to group statistics.
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spelling doaj-art-e9c34a04fdf149e4ae9e80526ba1143f2025-08-20T03:42:48ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111510.1038/s41598-025-09906-yInterindividual and intraindividual differences in recovery of German junior female ice hockey players during 2020 World Championship Division IA tournamentAsja Kiel0Reinhold Kliegl1Annika Hof zum Berge2Karl Schwarzenbrunner3Christian Puta4Lisa Kullik5Sarah Jakowski6Michael Kellmann7Faculty of Sport Science, Department of Sport Psychology, Ruhr University BochumDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of PotsdamFaculty of Sport Science, Department of Sport Psychology, Ruhr University BochumGerman Ice Hockey FederationDepartment of Sports Medicine and Health Promotion, Friedrich-Schiller-University JenaFaculty of Sport Science, Department of Sport Psychology, Ruhr University BochumFaculty of Sport Science, Department of Sport Psychology, Ruhr University BochumFaculty of Sport Science, Department of Sport Psychology, Ruhr University BochumAbstract World Championship tournaments pose multiple possible recovery-challenging conditions in ice hockey. This investigation aimed at assessing subjective recovery patterns of the German women’s junior national ice hockey team during preparation camp and tournament of the 2020 World Championship Division IA. Players completed the German paper-pencil version of the Short Recovery and Stress Scale regularly over the 14-day survey period. The assessment analyzed potential recuperative effects of overnight recovery and recovery during the day reflected in recovery-stress states. Specifically, linear mixed modelling (LMM) was used to determine inter- and intraindividual response- and effect-profiles on recovery processes and changes over time. Three sets of contrasts were specified à priori for planned comparisons. Regarding main effects, results showed favorable recovery-stress states in the morning. Recovery generally seemed to decrease throughout the day and a generally higher recovery level during the tournament phase in comparison to the preparatory camp period was indicated. Results emphasized the need for considering interindividual differences concerning the perception of different recovery facets. This study could serve as a starting point for introducing the LMM approach into sports science for the examination and presentation of individual recovery and training response patterns and individual cases with recourse to group statistics.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09906-y
spellingShingle Asja Kiel
Reinhold Kliegl
Annika Hof zum Berge
Karl Schwarzenbrunner
Christian Puta
Lisa Kullik
Sarah Jakowski
Michael Kellmann
Interindividual and intraindividual differences in recovery of German junior female ice hockey players during 2020 World Championship Division IA tournament
Scientific Reports
title Interindividual and intraindividual differences in recovery of German junior female ice hockey players during 2020 World Championship Division IA tournament
title_full Interindividual and intraindividual differences in recovery of German junior female ice hockey players during 2020 World Championship Division IA tournament
title_fullStr Interindividual and intraindividual differences in recovery of German junior female ice hockey players during 2020 World Championship Division IA tournament
title_full_unstemmed Interindividual and intraindividual differences in recovery of German junior female ice hockey players during 2020 World Championship Division IA tournament
title_short Interindividual and intraindividual differences in recovery of German junior female ice hockey players during 2020 World Championship Division IA tournament
title_sort interindividual and intraindividual differences in recovery of german junior female ice hockey players during 2020 world championship division ia tournament
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09906-y
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