Journal Coaching Education Sports
Vol 4 No 1 (2023): May 2023

Assessing Workload and Wellbeing Among Male School Athletes During a Two-Season Overlap Period

Simphiwe Nkosi (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
Andrew Green (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 May 2023

Abstract

The study's goal was to evaluate and track the physical abilities and seasonal workloads of male multisport athletes who struggle with converging sport seasons. Due to the increased training load, these obstacles may have an effect on their general well-being. The researchers monitored the internal workloads of 15 male students who participated in a variety of sports disciplines. Over the course of a 10-week period, they assessed their general preparation and fitness using self-reported questionnaires. Through the course of the monitoring period, statistical analysis revealed substantial variations in workloads and the ACWR (acute to chronic workload ratio) (p = 0.002). Agility, vertical jump power, yo-yo intermittent recovery (Level 1), and predicted VO2max characteristics all showed significant changes (p 0.002). The participants' relatively high wellbeing and ACWR values, however, show that they did not endure enough stress from the workloads to cause physiological changes that would improve their performance. It's probable that the athletes' workloads were reasonable enough to lower the risk of injury while still enhancing performance.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JCESPORTS

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

Focus: Journal Coaching Education Sports mainly focuses on disseminating conceptual thoughts or idea and research results that have been archieved in the area of sport. Scope: Journal Coaching Education Sports particularly focuses on the main problems in the development of the sciences of sports ...