Dept of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Rome, Italy.
Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2012 Dec;7(4):322-31. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.7.4.322. Epub 2012 Jun 13.
To anticipate outstanding athletic outcomes, the selection process of elite athletes simultaneously considers psychophysiological and technical parameters. This study aimed to investigate whether selected and nonselected athletes for the Italian national taekwondo team could be discriminated by means of sport specific performances and psychophysiological responses to training.
5 established Italian national athletes and 20 elite Italian taekwondo black belt athletes (9 women, 16 men; age 23.0 ± 3.1 y; body mass 67.0 ± 12.1 kg).
To update the Italian national-team roster, the 20 elite athletes participated in a 1-wk selection camp (7 training sessions). Selected athletes (n = 10) joined established national athletes during the following 3-wk national training period (7 training sessions/wk). During the 1-wk selection camp, differences (P < .05) between selected and nonselected athletes in performances, heart-rate responses, blood lactate accumulation [La], subjective ratings of perceived exertion (session RPE), and mood were examined. During the 3-wk national training period, differences (P < .05) in mood between selected and established national athletes were investigated.
With respect to nonselected athletes, selected athletes responded better to training in terms of session RPE (P = .047) and [La] (P = .046). No difference in performance and mood between subgroups emerged. After the 3-wk national training period, differences (P = .035) emerged for confusion, with decreases in the established national athletes and increases for recently selected athletes.
Session RPE and [La] seem to be more effective than psychological measures in discriminating between elite taekwondo athletes. Evaluation of mood could be effective in monitoring athletes' response to national training.
为了预测优秀的运动成绩，精英运动员的选拔过程同时考虑心理生理和技术参数。本研究旨在调查意大利国家跆拳道队的选拔运动员和未选拔运动员是否可以通过专项运动表现和对训练的心理生理反应来区分。
5 名成熟的意大利国家运动员和 20 名精英意大利跆拳道黑带运动员（9 名女性，16 名男性；年龄 23.0 ± 3.1 岁；体重 67.0 ± 12.1 公斤）。
为了更新意大利国家队名单，20 名精英运动员参加了为期 1 周的选拔营（7 次训练）。入选运动员（n = 10）在接下来的 3 周国家训练期间与成熟的国家队运动员一起训练（每周 7 次训练）。在 1 周的选拔营期间，检查了入选运动员和未入选运动员在表现、心率反应、血乳酸积累[La]、主观感知运动强度（RPE）和情绪方面的差异（P <.05）。在 3 周的国家训练期间，研究了入选运动员和成熟的国家队运动员之间的情绪差异（P <.05）。
与未入选运动员相比，入选运动员在 RPE（P =.047）和[La]（P =.046）方面对训练的反应更好。在表现和情绪方面，两组之间没有差异。在 3 周的国家训练期后，在困惑方面出现了差异（P =.035），成熟的国家队运动员的分数降低，而最近入选的运动员的分数增加。
RPE 和[La]似乎比心理测量更能有效地区分跆拳道精英运动员。情绪评估可以有效地监测运动员对国家训练的反应。
