PERCEPTIONS OF WELLNESS TO MONITOR ADAPTIVE RESPONSES TO TRAINING AND COMPETITION IN ELITE AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL.

Authors :: GASTIN, PAUL B.
MEYER, DENNY
ROBINSON, DEAN
Source :: Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research; Sep2013, Vol. 27 Issue 9, p2518-2526, 9p, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: The article focuses on a study aimed at examining how players cope with the pressures of elite level Australian football during a season using physical and psychological wellness ratings. Pain and sleep quality were found to have the maximum average scores while quadriceps strain and well-being were found to have the minimum scores.

Subjects :: HEALTH
ADAPTABILITY (Personality)
PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation
ANTHROPOMETRY
FATIGUE (Physiology)
FOOTBALL
MYALGIA
QUESTIONNAIRES
SLEEP
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
WELL-being
SPORTS events
PHYSICAL training & conditioning
VISUAL analog scale
ELITE athletes
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics

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