title: The validity of sessionrating of perceived exertion method for quantifying training load in teamgym.
abstract: Teamgym is a new and emerging closed-skill sport, which includes tumbling, trampette, and floor programs performed by teams ranging from 6 to 12 athletes. The purpose of this study was to verify the concurrent validity of the session-rating of perceived exertion ([RPE] session-RPE) to quantifying the internal training load (ITL) of tumbling, trampette, and floor training sessions using Edwards' summated heart rate (HR)-zone method as a criterion measure. Session-RPE was obtained with 2 different instruments (i.e., CR-10 Borg's scale and visual analog scale) multiplied by the training duration (minutes). Ten female teamgym athletes (age = 21.7 ± 1.2 years; height = 164.9 ± 6.6 cm; and body mass = 54.6 ± 5.4 kg) participated in this study. High and significant correlations (r range: 0.77-0.85; R range: 0.59-0.85; p < 0.01) were found between Edwards' HR and the session-RPE methods and between the 2 session-RPE instruments (r range: 0.92-0.97; R2 range: 0.85-0.94; p < 0.01). The significant (p < 0.05) differences emerged between training sessions indicate that session-RPE discriminates ITL in relation to various technical skills. Hence, session-RPE can be a useful and inexpensive tool to quantify ITL in teamgym, and coaches could use this instrument to monitor their periodization plan as experienced by the athletes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Minganti
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Capranica
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meeusen
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amici
authors.forename: Maria Francesca
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Piacentini
mesh_terms: D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006173:Gymnastics / Q000193:education / Q000502:physiology* / Q000592:standards; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult