Effects of Caffeine on Exertion, Skill Performance, and Physicality in Ice Hockey

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Robyn F. Madden
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Jane Shearer
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Lauren C. Benson
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0130
Keywords:
accelerometery; sport specific; body contact; placebo controlled; ergogenic
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Volume 14: Issue 10
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1422–1429
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Purpose: To determine the effects of low-dose caffeine supplementation (3 mg/kg body mass) consumed 1 h before the experiment on rating of perceived exertion (RPE), skills performance (SP), and physicality in male college ice hockey players. Methods: Using a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized crossover experimental design, 15 college ice hockey players participated in SP trials and 14 participated in scrimmage (SC) trials on a total of 4 d, with prescribed ice hockey tasks occurring after a 1-h high-intensity practice. In the SP trials, time to complete and error rate for each drill of the validated Western Hockey League Combines Testing Standard were recorded. Peak head accelerations, trunk contacts, and offensive performance were quantified during the SC trials using accelerometery and video analysis. RPE was assessed in both the SP and SC trials. Results: RPE was significantly greater in the caffeine (11.3 [2.0]) than placebo (9.9 [1.9]) condition postpractice (P = .002), with a trend toward greater RPE in caffeine (16.9 [1.8]) than placebo (15.7 [2.8]) post-SC (P = .05). There was a greater number of peak head accelerations in the caffeine (4.35 [0.24]) than placebo (4.14 [0.24]) condition (P = .028). Performance times, error rate, and RPE were not different between intervention conditions during the SP trials (P > .05). Conclusions: A low dose of caffeine has limited impact on sport-specific skill performance and RPE but may enhance physicality during ice hockey SCs.

Madden, Shearer, Ferber, Kolstad, and Benson are with the Faculty of Kinesiology, and Erdman, the Sport Medicine Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. Spriet, Bigg, and Gamble are with the Dept of Human Health & Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada. Ferber is also with the Faculty of Nursing and Running Injury Clinic, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

Benson (lauren.benson@ucalgary.ca) is corresponding author.
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