Influence of well-being variables and recovery state in physical enjoyment of professional soccer players during small-sided games. Issue 2 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Selmi, Okba; Gonçalves, Bruno; Ouergui, Ibrahim; Sampaio, Jaime; Bouassida, Anissa
• Is Part Of: Research in sports medicine. Volume 26:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 199
• Page End: 210
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: Monitoring -- psychometric -- motivation -- association football; Sports medicine -- Periodicals; Athletic Injuries -- Periodicals; Exercise -- Periodicals; Sports Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine du sport -- Périodiques; 617.102705
• DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2018.1431540
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1543-8627

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess the effects of the total quality of recovery and well-being indices (self-ratings of sleep during the preceding night, stress, fatigue and delayed onset muscle soreness) on rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and physical enjoyment (PE) during small-sided games. A total of 20 professional soccer players (25 ± 0.8 years) completed four 5-a-side game sessions of 25-min duration each (4 × 4 min work with 3-min passive recovery in-between). All variables were collected before each game session with the exception of RPE and Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale that were collected after. The results demonstrate that recovery state and pre-fatigue states were not contributing signals of affected internal intensity and enjoyment of players. The study established the objectivity and utility of RPE as a useful tool for determining internal intensity during soccer-specific training as well as PE for assessing emotional response during exercise or training session.