2022, Volume 18, Issue 1
Relationship of stress coping style to aerobic capacity and post-workout restitution efficiency during the direct preparation plan period for the European Women’s Cadet Wrestling Championships
Adam Prokopczyk1, Marek Sokołowski1
1Department of Sport and Defence Education, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poznan, Poland
Author for correspondence: Adam Prokopczyk; Department of Sport and Defence Education, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poznan, Poland; email: prokopczyk@awf.poznan.pl
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Abstract
Background & Study Aim: Achieving sports success at the international level, regardless of the age group represented, requires proper preparation for competition both psychologically and physiologically. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor how stress responses affect test scores in athletes who are in direct preparation for international championship competitions. The cognitive goal of this work is to know the correlation of the aerobic capacity test score and the level of post-workout restitution with the style of stress coping in female athletes at the training camp preceding the European Cadet Championships.
Two hypotheses are verified: H1: there is a significant relationship between the stress coping style and the result of the performance test; H2: there is a significant relationship between the changes in the 2nd and 1st terms of the performance test and restitution indices and the stress coping style of the subjects.
Material & Methods: Female athletes of the National Team of Poland in wrestling (n = 6) were studied during a training camp located in the immediate starting period, before leaving for the European Cadet Championships. Stress coping style was examined using the Coping Inventory of Stressful Situation (CISS). Aerobic capacity was estimated using the Maximal Multistage 20-m Shuttle Run Test (‘Beep-Test’). Post-workout restitution levels were performed using the Klonowicz coefficient of restitution at 3 minutes (COR3’) and 5 minutes (COR5’).
Results: There was a significant correlation between the variables studied in the study terms, between ‘Beep-Test’ distance and task-based stress coping style (r = 0.87, p = 0.025), between emotional coping style and HR 5 min post-test (r = 0.86, p = 0.029), and between avoidant coping style and resting HR (r = 0.87, p = 0.026) and COR3’ (r = 0.88, p = 0.019).
Conclusions: Female athletes with a stress management style other than task-based were shown not to significantly improve their aerobic capacity levels between study dates. In addition, getting a better COR3’ may be due to having a significantly higher resting heart rate.
Key words: combat sports, contact sport, psychological preparation
