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THE EFFECT OF MATURITY ON HEART RATE RESPONSES DURING TRAINING AND TESTING IN POSTPUBESCENT FEMALE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS
Fiziologiia Cheloveka
|February 11, 2016
Summary
Maturity significantly impacts heart rate responses in young female volleyball players during exercise. Coaches should consider these differences when assessing player fitness and physiological characteristics.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Exercise Physiology
- Adolescent Health
Background:
- Understanding physiological responses to exercise is crucial for optimizing training in young athletes.
- Maturity status, distinct from chronological age, can influence performance and physiological markers.
- Heart rate (HR) is a key indicator of exercise intensity and physiological strain.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the effect of maturity status on heart rate responses to various laboratory and field exercises in postpubescent female volleyball players.
- To compare HR responses between less matured (LM) and more matured (MM) individuals.
- To provide insights for coaches and trainers in evaluating physiological characteristics.
Main Methods:
- Twenty-eight postpubescent female volleyball players were divided into LM and MM groups based on maturity offset.
- Participants underwent a battery of laboratory tests including the 3-min step test, Bosco test, and Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT).
- Field assessments included a 70-min training session and a 20 m shuttle run endurance test, with HR monitored throughout.
Main Results:
- Significant differences in HR responses (%HR reserve, %HRR) were observed between LM and MM groups during exercise.
- Exercise intensity varied across training sessions, with 1x1 drills eliciting the highest HR responses (~75% HRR) and team drills the lowest (~60-65% HRR).
- Maturity had a moderate effect on HR during 90W cycling and WAnT, and a small effect during 60W cycling, step test, Bosco test, and running endurance, with higher scores noted in the LM group.
Conclusions:
- Maturity status exerts a small to moderate influence on heart rate responses during laboratory exercise in adolescent female athletes.
- These findings highlight the importance of considering individual maturity differences when interpreting physiological data.
- Coaches and trainers should incorporate maturity assessments to better evaluate and tailor training programs for young volleyball players.
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