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Table 2 Summary of extracted bowling variables

From: Quantification of the demands of cricket bowling and the relationship to injury risk: a systematic review

Variable

Studies report (n)

Variable FITT-VP classification

Objective, physiological

Heart rate [31, 39, 45,46,47,48, 56]

7

Intensity

Blood lactate [31, 45, 48]

3

Intensity

Objective, non-physiological

Balls bowled [13, 16,17,18,19,20,21, 23, 24, 26, 30,31,32,33,34, 36, 37]

17

Frequency

GPS variables (speed/distance) [2, 12, 45, 48, 49, 53,54,55,56,57,58,59, 65]

13

Volume

BRV [14, 31, 36, 38, 40,41,42,43,44, 50]

10

Intensity

Playerload™ [14, 16, 22, 41, 42, 47, 51, 52, 59]

9

Volume

ACWR [13, 15, 18, 23, 27]

5

Volume

Bowling logbook [25, 35,36,37]

4

Frequency & time

Subjective, physiological

RPE [13, 16, 23, 35, 38, 47,48,49, 56]

9

Intensity

Subjective, non-physiological

VAS [12]

1

Intensity

  1. ACWR—acute:chronic workload ratio; BRV—ball release velocity; FITT-VP—Frequency, intensity, time, type, volume, progression; GPS—global positioning system; RPE—rating of perceived exertion; VAS—visual analogue scale