Relationship of Individual Athlete External Load, Session Rating of Perceived Exertion, and Athlete Playing Status Across a Collegiate Women’s Basketball Season
External (EL) and internal (IL) load are commonly used methods used to quantify training load in team sports. Playing time and playing position may influence the training loads for specific athletes throughout a season. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of athlete playing s...
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| author | Faith S. A. Brown Jennifer B. Fields Andrew R. Jagim Erica L. King Robert E. Baker Angela Miller Margaret T. Jones |
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| description | External (EL) and internal (IL) load are commonly used methods used to quantify training load in team sports. Playing time and playing position may influence the training loads for specific athletes throughout a season. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of athlete playing status and individual in-season practices on EL and IL across a collegiate women’s basketball season. Female basketball athletes were classified as high-minute (HMA; ≥15 min/game) or low-minute (LMA; <15 min/game) and wore microsensors during 53 practices for a total of 583 data points. EL was obtained via an inertial measurement unit (IMU) device that contained a triaxial accelerometer to obtain three-dimensional positioning data. IL and strength training (ST) load were determined via session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) to create a daily summated value. Descriptive statistics indicate that athletes experienced individual differences in EL, ST, and IL throughout the season. A growth model showed that HMAs experienced higher EL than LMAs at the start of the season for practices (90.21 AU). Across all athletes, IL increased across the season (40.11 AU) and for each 1 unit of change in EL, IL increased by 1.04 AU. Repeated measures correlations identified a large relationship between IL and EL (r = 0.51, <i>p</i> < 0.001). A location-scale model indicated that the within-person variability of IL across all athletes was 3.29 AU but was not due to athlete playing status. It is recommended to base in-season training on individual loads and game demands to promote athlete readiness and improved sport performance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-113d39bced36432693505f722a5d3f442025-08-20T02:57:17ZengMDPI AGSports2075-46632024-12-01121234010.3390/sports12120340Relationship of Individual Athlete External Load, Session Rating of Perceived Exertion, and Athlete Playing Status Across a Collegiate Women’s Basketball SeasonFaith S. A. Brown0Jennifer B. Fields1Andrew R. Jagim2Erica L. King3Robert E. Baker4Angela Miller5Margaret T. Jones6Frank Pettrone Center for Sports Performance, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USAFrank Pettrone Center for Sports Performance, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USAFrank Pettrone Center for Sports Performance, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USAFrank Pettrone Center for Sports Performance, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USASport, Recreation, and Tourism Management, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USAResearch Methods and Educational Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USAFrank Pettrone Center for Sports Performance, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USAExternal (EL) and internal (IL) load are commonly used methods used to quantify training load in team sports. Playing time and playing position may influence the training loads for specific athletes throughout a season. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of athlete playing status and individual in-season practices on EL and IL across a collegiate women’s basketball season. Female basketball athletes were classified as high-minute (HMA; ≥15 min/game) or low-minute (LMA; <15 min/game) and wore microsensors during 53 practices for a total of 583 data points. EL was obtained via an inertial measurement unit (IMU) device that contained a triaxial accelerometer to obtain three-dimensional positioning data. IL and strength training (ST) load were determined via session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) to create a daily summated value. Descriptive statistics indicate that athletes experienced individual differences in EL, ST, and IL throughout the season. A growth model showed that HMAs experienced higher EL than LMAs at the start of the season for practices (90.21 AU). Across all athletes, IL increased across the season (40.11 AU) and for each 1 unit of change in EL, IL increased by 1.04 AU. Repeated measures correlations identified a large relationship between IL and EL (r = 0.51, <i>p</i> < 0.001). A location-scale model indicated that the within-person variability of IL across all athletes was 3.29 AU but was not due to athlete playing status. It is recommended to base in-season training on individual loads and game demands to promote athlete readiness and improved sport performance.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/12/12/340basketballexternal loadinternal loadload monitoring |
| spellingShingle | Faith S. A. Brown Jennifer B. Fields Andrew R. Jagim Erica L. King Robert E. Baker Angela Miller Margaret T. Jones Relationship of Individual Athlete External Load, Session Rating of Perceived Exertion, and Athlete Playing Status Across a Collegiate Women’s Basketball Season Sports basketball external load internal load load monitoring |
| title | Relationship of Individual Athlete External Load, Session Rating of Perceived Exertion, and Athlete Playing Status Across a Collegiate Women’s Basketball Season |
| title_full | Relationship of Individual Athlete External Load, Session Rating of Perceived Exertion, and Athlete Playing Status Across a Collegiate Women’s Basketball Season |
| title_fullStr | Relationship of Individual Athlete External Load, Session Rating of Perceived Exertion, and Athlete Playing Status Across a Collegiate Women’s Basketball Season |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship of Individual Athlete External Load, Session Rating of Perceived Exertion, and Athlete Playing Status Across a Collegiate Women’s Basketball Season |
| title_short | Relationship of Individual Athlete External Load, Session Rating of Perceived Exertion, and Athlete Playing Status Across a Collegiate Women’s Basketball Season |
| title_sort | relationship of individual athlete external load session rating of perceived exertion and athlete playing status across a collegiate women s basketball season |
| topic | basketball external load internal load load monitoring |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/12/12/340 |
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