The within-participant Correlation between s-RPE and Heart Rate in Youth Sport

Sports Medicine International Open

Tom Sawczuk¹  Greg Atkinson²  Sean Scantlebury²  Ben Jones²  Kevin Till³ 

[1] Health and Social Care Institute, Teeside University, Middlesbrough, UK;Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds Beckett University, UK;Queen Ethelburgas Collegiate, York, UK

关键词: training load;    periodisation;    soccer;    rugby;    hockey;   

DOI  :  10.1055/s-0043-118650

学科分类：运动医学

来源: Georg Thieme Verlag

【 摘 要 】

The monitoring of training load is important to ensure athletes are adapting optimally to a training stimulus. Before quantification of training load can take place, coaches must be confident that the tools available are accurate. We aimed to quantify the within-participant correlation between the session rating of perceived exertion (s-RPE) and summated heart rate zone (sHRz) methods of monitoring internal training load. Training load (s-RPE and heart rate) data were collected for rugby, soccer and field hockey field-based training sessions over a 14-week in-season period. A total of 397 sessions were monitored (rugby n=170, soccer n=114 and field hockey n=113). Within-subject correlations between s-RPE and sHRz were quantified for each sport using a general linear model. Large correlations between s-RPE and the sHRz method were found for rugby (r=0.68; 95% CI 0.59–0.75) and field hockey (r=0.60; 95% CI 0.47–0.71) with a very large correlation found for soccer (r=0.72; 95% CI 0.62–0.80). No significant differences were found between the correlations for each sport. The very large and large correlations found between s-RPE and the sHRz methods support the use of s-RPE in quantifying internal training load in youth sport.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND