Impact of the Result of Soccer Matches on the Heart Rate Variability of Women Soccer Players

The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of a match lost and a match won on post-competitive heart rate variability (HRV) in semi-professional female soccer athletes. A total of 13 players, with a mean age of 23.75 (5.32), from the Cáceres Women Football Club of the Spanish Second National Division participated in our study. They were evaluated in two microcycles which correspond to a match lost and a match won. For each microcycle, baseline and post-competitive measures were collected. Results indicate that HRV was significantly reduced before a match lost and won. Significant differences in HRV variables were observed when compared the lost match, and the match won. Results highlight the importance and usefulness of analyzing the HRV as an indicator of post-competitive fatigue in semiprofessional soccer players. Therefore, a competition’s results could be considered a relevant variable to consider when programming training load.

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Heart Rate Variability as Biomarker of Training Load in Professional Soccer Players

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1249/01.mss.0000496026.80272.dd ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 46 ◽

pp. 842-843 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Javier J. Vilamitjana ◽

Néstor A. Lentini ◽

Mario F. Perez ◽

Pablo E. Verde

Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Heart Rate Variability ◽

Training Load ◽

Soccer Players ◽

Professional Soccer

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Heart Rate Variability Relates with Competition Performance in Professional Soccer Players

Hearts ◽

10.3390/hearts2010004 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 36-44

Author(s):

Michele Malagù ◽

Francesco Vitali ◽

Ugo Rizzo ◽

Alessandro Brieda ◽

Ottavio Zucchetti ◽

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Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Heart Rate Variability ◽

Training Load ◽

Soccer Players ◽

Individual Response ◽

Square Root ◽

Total Distance ◽

Professional Soccer ◽

The Mean ◽

The Relationship

Background: Heart rate variability (HRV) is widely used in professional soccer players as a tool to assess individual response to training load. Different devices and methods are available for HRV assessment. The relationship between HRV and competitive soccer matches performance is not documented. Methods: We monitored HRV in professional soccer players throughout a game season. Measurements were performed with a portable lightweight device in weekly 5 min sessions from which we obtained the value of the square root of the mean squared differences of successive beat-to-beat intervals (rMSSD). Game parameters of run and velocity were collected. Results: Twenty-seven players were monitored with a total of 121 observations. The rMSSD significantly related with the total distance covered (p = 0.036) and with the distance covered running at >15 km/h (p = 0.039) during soccer games. Conclusions: HRV was associated with competition performance in professional soccer players.

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Quantifying Accelerations and Decelerations in Elite Women Soccer Players during Regular In-Season Training as an Index of Training Load

Sports ◽

10.3390/sports9080109 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 109

Author(s):

Tom Douchet ◽

Allex Humbertclaude ◽

Carole Cometti ◽

Christos Paizis ◽

Nicolas Babault

Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Perceived Exertion ◽

Training Load ◽

Soccer Players ◽

Unit Recording ◽

Fitness Level ◽

Total Distance ◽

Load Monitoring ◽

Soccer Training ◽

Stress Fatigue

Accelerations (ACC) and decelerations (DEC) are important and frequent actions in soccer. We aimed to investigate whether ACC and DEC were good indicators of the variation of training loads in elite women soccer players. Changes in the training load were monitored during two different selected weeks (considered a “low week” and a “heavy week”) during the in-season. Twelve elite soccer women playing in the French first division wore a 10-Hz Global Positioning System unit recording total distance, distance within speed ranges, sprint number, ACC, DEC, and a heart rate monitor during six soccer training sessions and rated their perceived exertion (RPE). They answered the Hooper questionnaire (sleep, stress, fatigue, DOMS) to get an insight of their subjective fitness level at the start (Hooper S) and at the end of each week (Hooper E). A countermovement jump (CMJ) was also performed once a week. During the heavy week, the training load was significantly greater than the low week when considering number of ACC >2 m·s−2 (28.2 ± 11.9 vs. 56.1 ± 10.1, p < 0.001) and number of DEC < −2 m·s−2 (31.5 ± 13.4 vs. 60.9 ± 14.4, p < 0.001). The mean heart rate percentage (HR%) (p < 0.05), RPE (p < 0.001), and Hooper E (p < 0.001) were significantly greater during the heavy week. ACC and DEC showed significant correlations with most outcomes: HR%, total distance, distance per min, sprint number, Hooper index of Hooper E, DOMS E, Fatigue E, RPE, and session RPE. We concluded that, for elite women soccer players, quantifying ACC and DEC alongside other indicators seemed to be essential for a more complete training load monitoring. Indeed, it could lead to a better understanding of the reasons why athletes get fatigued and give insight into neuromuscular, rather than only energetic, fatigue.

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Heart rate variability in the standing position reflects training adaptation in professional soccer players

European Journal of Applied Physiology ◽

10.1007/s00421-016-3416-9 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 116 (8) ◽

pp. 1575-1582 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Guillaume Ravé ◽

Jacques-Olivier Fortrat

Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Heart Rate Variability ◽

Standing Position ◽

Soccer Players ◽

Training Adaptation ◽

Professional Soccer

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The Influence of Changes in Acute Training Load on Daily Sensitivity of Morning-Measured Fatigue Variables in Elite Soccer Players

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance ◽

10.1123/ijspp.2016-0433 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (s2) ◽

pp. S2-107-S2-113 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Robin T. Thorpe ◽

Anthony J. Strudwick ◽

Martin Buchheit ◽

Greg Atkinson ◽

Barry Drust ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

High Speed ◽

Muscle Soreness ◽

Linear Models ◽

Heart Rate Recovery ◽

Training Load ◽

Soccer Players ◽

Daily Training ◽

Submaximal Heart Rate

Purpose:To determine the sensitivity of a range of potential fatigue measures to daily training load accumulated over the previous 2, 3, and 4 d during a short in-season competitive period in elite senior soccer players (N = 10).Methods:Total highspeed-running distance, perceived ratings of wellness (fatigue, muscle soreness, sleep quality), countermovement-jump height (CMJ), submaximal heart rate (HRex), postexercise heart-rate recovery (HRR), and heart-rate variability (HRV: Ln rMSSD) were analyzed during an in-season competitive period (17 d). General linear models were used to evaluate the influence of 2-, 3-, and 4-d total high-speed-running-distance accumulation on fatigue measures.Results:Fluctuations in perceived ratings of fatigue were correlated with fluctuations in total high-speed-running-distance accumulation covered on the previous 2 d (r = –.31; small), 3 d (r = –.42; moderate), and 4 d (r = –.28; small) (P < .05). Changes in HRex (r = .28; small; P = .02) were correlated with changes in 4-d total high-speed-running-distance accumulation only. Correlations between variability in muscle soreness, sleep quality, CMJ, HRR%, and HRV and total high-speed-running distance were negligible and not statistically significant for all accumulation training loads.Conclusions:Perceived ratings of fatigue and HRex were sensitive to fluctuations in acute total high-speed-running-distance accumulation, although sensitivity was not systematically influenced by the number of previous days over which the training load was accumulated. The present findings indicate that the sensitivity of morning-measured fatigue variables to changes in training load is generally not improved when compared with training loads beyond the previous day’s training.

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Heart rate variability in soccer players with mitral valve prolapse or benign arrhythmia

Sport Sciences for Health ◽

10.1007/s11332-004-0002-z ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 5-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

N. Koutlianos ◽

E. Kouidi ◽

A. Deligiannis

Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Heart Rate Variability ◽

Mitral Valve ◽

Mitral Valve Prolapse ◽

Soccer Players

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Heart Rate Variability Responses to a Training Cycle in Female Youth Rowers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17228391 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (22) ◽

pp. 8391

Author(s):

Rohan Edmonds ◽

Julian Egan-Shuttler ◽

Stephen J. Ives

Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Heart Rate Variability ◽

Perceived Exertion ◽

Training Load ◽

Rating Of Perceived Exertion ◽

Cardiac Autonomic Function ◽

Female Youth ◽

Training Cycle ◽

And Training

Heart rate variability (HRV) is a reputable estimate of cardiac autonomic function used across multiple athletic populations to document the cardiac autonomic responses to sport demands. However, there is a knowledge gap of HRV responses in female youth rowers. Thus, the purpose of this study was to measure HRV weekly, over a 15-week training period, covering pre-season and up to competition in youth female rowers, in order to understand the physiological response to long-term training and discern how fluctuations in HRV may relate to performance in this population. Measures of heart rate and heart rate variability were recorded before training each Friday over the monitoring period in seven athletes. Analysis of heart rate variability focused on time domain indices, the standard deviation of all normal to normal R–R wave intervals, and the root mean square of successive differences as markers of cardiac parasympathetic modulation. Training load was quantified by multiplying the rating of perceived exertion of the weeks training and training duration. A decrease was identified in cardiac parasympathetic modulation as the season progressed (Effect Size (Cohen’s d) = −0.34 to −0.8, weeks 6 and 11–15), despite no significant relationship between training load and heart rate variability. Factors outside of training may further compound the reduction in heart rate variability, with further monitoring of external stressors (e.g., school) in adolescent athletes.

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Heart Rate Variability and Direct Current Measurement Characteristics in Professional Mixed Martial Arts Athletes

Sports ◽

10.3390/sports8080109 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (8) ◽

pp. 109

Author(s):

Joseph O. C. Coyne ◽

Aaron J. Coutts ◽

Roman Fomin ◽

Duncan N. French ◽

Robert U. Newton ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Heart Rate Variability ◽

Direct Current ◽

Martial Arts ◽

Signal To Noise Ratio ◽

Training Load ◽

Mixed Martial Arts ◽

Daily Training ◽

Training Signal ◽

Direct Current Measurement

This study’s purpose was to examine heart rate variability (HRV) and direct current potential (DC) measures’ sensitivity and correlations between changes in the acute recovery and stress scale (ARSS) and the previous day’s training load. Training load, HRV, DC and ARSS data were collected from fourteen professional mixed martial arts athletes (32.6 ± 5.3 years, 174.8 ± 8.8 cm, 79.2 ± 17.5 kg) the following morning after hard, easy and rest days. Sensitivity was expressed as a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR, inter-day typical error (TE) or coefficient of variation (%CV) divided by intra-day TE or %CV). Correlations between HRV, DC and ARSS with training load were also examined. The SNRs for the various HRV and DC measures were acceptable to good (1.02–2.85). There was a 23.1% CV average increase between measures taken between different locations versus the same location. Training load changes were not correlated with HRV/DC but were correlated with ARSS stress variables. Practitioners should be aware of HRV/DC variability; however the daily training signal was greater than the test-retest error in this investigation. Upon awakening, HRV/DC measures appear superior for standardization and planning. HRV and DC measures were less sensitive to the previous day’s training load than ARSS measures.

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Heart Rate Variability before and after Knee Surgery in Amateur Soccer Players

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation ◽

10.1123/jsr.16.4.336 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 336-342

Author(s):

Nicolas Olivier ◽

Renaud Legrand ◽

Jacques Rogez ◽

FX Gamelin ◽

Serge Berthoin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Heart Rate Variability ◽

Nervous System ◽

Autonomic Nervous System ◽

Knee Surgery ◽

Soccer Players ◽

Total Power ◽

Autonomic Nervous ◽

Hospitalization Period ◽

Before And After

Objective:To analyze the consequences on heart rate variability (HRV) of a hospitalization period due to surgery of the knee in sportsmen.Patients:Ten soccer players who had undergone knee surgery took part in this study.Design:HRV was measured before and after hospitalization within a 7-day interval.Results:After the hospitalization phase, heart rate at rest increased significantly (3 beats/minute). A significant decrease of 7% in the cardiac inter beat interval (R-R interval), P < 0.05 and a 66% decrease in total power spectral density: −66%, P < 0.05 were observed. The disturbance of the autonomic nervous system could be due to a variation in cardiac vagal activity resulting in a 64% decrease in the high frequencies (P < 0.05). This variation was not associated with a modification in normalized markers (LFn.u., HFn.u.) and LF/HF ratio (P > 0.05).Conclusion:In sportsmen, a hospitalization period led to an increase in resting heart rate and was associated with a disturbance of the autonomic nervous system.

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