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Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports | 2011

Stress-related hormonal and psychological changes to official youth Taekwondo competitions

Salvatore Chiodo; Antonio Tessitore; Cristina Cortis; Giuseppe Cibelli; Corrado Lupo; Antonio Ammendolia; M. De Rosas; Laura Capranica

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an official Taekwondo competition on the heart rate (HR), salivary α‐amylase (sA‐A), salivary free cortisol (sC), and Profile of Mood States (POMS) in 10 young male (14±0 years) and six female (13±1 years) athletes. POMS and hormones were measured 15 min before and directly after the competition. During the recovery phase (30 and 90 min), sA‐A and sC were also measured. HR measured during the competition was expressed as a percentage of individuals maximal heart rate (%HRmax) to evaluate the intensity of exercise. During the competition, athletes spent 65% of the time working at HR>90% of individuals HRmax. A significant increase (P<0.0001) in sA‐A (115%) was observed at the end of the match. At 30 min of recovery, sA‐A returned to the pre‐competition level. The peak sC values were observed at 30 min of recovery (P<0.001), returning to the pre‐competition level at 90 min of recovery. A gender difference (P=0.01) emerged only for sC, although a similar trend was observed for female and male athletes. Significantly higher post‐match scores emerged for Anger‐hostility (pre: 6.1±1.1, post: 11.2±1.9; P=0.03) and Depression‐dejection (pre: 4.5±0.5, post: 10.2±1.9; P=0.006), whereas the reverse picture was observed for Vigour‐activity (pre: 23.2±1.2, post: 16.3±1.7; P=0.0006). Taekwondo competition results in temporary changes in the stress‐related parameters measured in this study. The present findings suggest that this experimental paradigm can represent a useful model for further research on the effects of various stressors (i.e., training and competition) in Taekwondo athletes of different levels (i.e., novice, international).


Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | 2010

NOTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF ELITE AND SUB-ELITE WATER POLO MATCHES

Corrado Lupo; Antonio Tessitore; Carlo Minganti; Laura Capranica

Lupo, C, Tessitore, A, Minganti, C, and Capranica, L. Notational analysis of elite and sub-elite water polo matches. J Strength Cond Res 24(1): 223-229, 2010-This study aimed at comparing elite (i.e., Euro League and Italian “Serie A1”) and sub-elite (Italian “Serie B”) matches. A notational analysis was performed on 17 mens water polo matches during the 2005-2006 season to evaluate the following technical and tactical parameters of the offensive play: frequency of occurrence of the actions; mean clock-time duration; mean number of players involved and passes; frequency of occurrence of the turnovers; and frequency of occurrence of the number, outcome, position, and type of the shots. All the indicators were analyzed in relation to even (i.e., equal number of offensive and defensive players), counterattack (i.e., higher number of offensive players than that of the defense), and power play (i.e., a team defending for 20 seconds without a player because of an exclusion foul) situations. A multivariate approach (multivariate analysis of variance) was applied to the playing situations (even, counterattack, and power play) as dependent variables and competition levels (Final Four of Euro League Championship, Serie A1 Championship, and Serie B Championship) as between factor (p < 0.05). Significant differences among competition levels emerged in (a) the frequency of occurrence of counterattack and power play actions, (b) the duration of even situations, (c) the mean number of players directly involved during power play actions, (d) the mean number of the passes during even and power play actions, (e) the frequency of occurrence of the shots during counterattack and power play actions, (f) the frequency of occurrence of goals during even actions, (g) the frequency of occurrence of shots originating from different zones of the court, and (h) the type of shots performed. The present results showed that the competition level has a relevant impact on the occurrence of technical and tactical indicators especially in relation to even, counterattack, and power play situations. Thus, notational analysis proved to be a valuable tool for better coaching through the interpretation of technical and tactical aspects of water polo in relation to its competition level.


Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | 2011

Effects of official Taekwondo competitions on all-out performances of elite athletes.

Salvatore Chiodo; Antonio Tessitore; Cristina Cortis; Corrado Lupo; Antonio Ammendolia; Teresa Iona; Laura Capranica

Chiodo, S, Tessitore, A, Cortis, C, Lupo, C, Ammendolia, A, Iona, T, and Capranica, L. Effects of official Taekwondo competitions on all-out performances of elite athletes. J Strength Cond Res 25(x): 000-000, 2011-This study investigated physiological and performance aspects of 15 (4 women and 11 men) elite Taekwondo athletes (24.0 ± 5.7 years) during their National Championship. The load of the competition was evaluated by means of heart rate (HR) and blood lactate (La). Pre and postmatch countermovement jump (CMJ), and handgrip performances were compared (p < 0.05). The match imposed a high load (HR > 85% of individual HRmax = 92 ± 12%; La = 6.7 ± 2.5 mmol·L−1) on athletes. After the match, better (p < 0.0001) CMJ (men: 43.9 ± 5.2 cm; women: 30.8 ± 2.3 cm) and worst (p = 0.006) handgrip performances (men: 459 ± 87 N; women: 337 ± 70 N) were found with respect to prematch ones (CMJ: men = 40.8 ± 4.9 cm, women = 28.2 ± 2.5 cm; handgrip: men = 486 ± 88 N, women: 337 ± 70 N). Results indicate that the intermittent activity of the Taekwondo competition elicits a high neuromuscular activation of the lower limbs. Instead, the decreases in grip strength could be because of the repeated concussions on the upper limbs used to protect from the opponents kicks and punches directed toward the scoring area of the torso. Practically, these results urge coaches to structure training sessions that enable athletes to maintain their upper limb strength during their match.


Journal of Sports Sciences | 2009

A physiological, time–motion, and technical comparison of youth water polo and Acquagoal

Corrado Lupo; Antonio Tessitore; Cristina Cortis; Antonio Ammendolia; Franceso Figura; Laura Capranica

Abstract The aims of this study were to provide a profile of young water polo players and to compare technical and tactical aspects, movement patterns, and cardiac loads of youth water polo and Acquagoal codes. Ten young (age 12.3 years, s = 0.6) male water polo players underwent anthropometric (stature, body mass, body mass index, chest circumference, hand breadth, and length), strength, and [Vdot]O2max evaluations. Friendly youth water polo and Acquagoal matches were arranged to evaluate heart rates and swimming patterns (horizontal and vertical, with and without the ball) of players, and technical and tactical aspects of matches (number of actions, passes, player involved in an action, lost possessions, shots, goals, and the origin and types of shot). Independent of code, matches imposed a high cardiac load on players. Vertical swimming occurred more frequently (P < 0.05) in Acquagoal (71%) than youth water polo (45%). Technical and tactical measures also differed (P < 0.05), with players performing more passes and shots inside the penalty area and showing a higher goal-to-shot ratio during youth water polo than during Acquagoal. These results indicate that youth water polo better resembles the swimming patterns of adult water polo and facilitates the technical and tactical aspects of play better than Acquagoal.


Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | 2012

Technical and Tactical Analysis of Youth Taekwondo Performance

Erika Casolino; Corrado Lupo; Cristina Cortis; Salvatore Chiodo; Carlo Minganti; Laura Capranica; Antonio Tessitore

Abstract Casolino, E, Lupo, C, Cortis, C, Chiodo, S, Minganti, C, Capranica, L, and Tessitore, A. Technical and tactical analysis of youth taekwondo performance. J Strength Cond Res 26(6): 1489–1495, 2012—This study aimed to analyze the technical and tactical aspects of young athletes during official taekwondo competitions. Fifty-nine youth taekwondo athletes (43 boys and 16 girls; age range: 10–12 years; weight category range: <24 to >59 kg) with at least 2 years of taekwondo training consisting of three 90-minute training sessions for 3 d·wk−1 participated in this study. Thirty-seven matches (three 1-minute rounds, with 1-minute rest in between) were analyzed to verify the differences (p ⩽ 0.05) in offensive and defensive actions in relation to gender (male, female), match outcome (winners, nonwinners), kicking leg (front, rear), and round (first, second, third). No difference emerged for gender and match outcome. With respect to defensive actions (8.4 ± 12.0%), youth athletes engaged more frequently (p < 0.0001) in offensive actions (91.6 ± 12.0%), which showed a significant decrease (p < 0.016) from the first round (42.3 ± 21.8%) to the second (33.1 ± 14.8%) and third (24.5 ± 16.0%) ones. Kicks performed with the rear leg (94.4 ± 7.8%) occurred more frequently (p < 0.0001) than those performed with the front leg (5.6 ± 7.8%). In considering that a high level of coordination is required to perform front-leg kicks and defensive actions necessitate a high level of tactical skills, these findings might indicate a not-yet complete attainment of fundamental coordinative capabilities in 10- to 12-year-old athletes, independently of match outcome. To enhance coordination capabilities in youth athletes, coaches are recommended to structure their training including skill-ability and sport-ability drills.


Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | 2011

Inter-limb coordination, strength, jump, and sprint performances following a youth men's basketball game.

Cristina Cortis; Antonio Tessitore; Corrado Lupo; Caterina Pesce; Eugenio Fossile; Francesco Figura; Laura Capranica

Cortis, C, Tessitore, A, Lupo, C, Pesce, C, Fossile, E, Figura, F, and Capranica, L. Inter-limb coordination and strength, jump, and sprint performances following a youth mens basketball game. J Strength Cond Res 25(1): 135-142, 2011-This study aimed to verify whether basketball players are able to maintain strength (handgrip), jump (countermovement jump [CMJ]), sprint (10 m and 10 m bouncing the ball [10mBB]), and interlimb coordination (i.e., synchronized hand and foot flexions and extensions at 80, 120, and 180 bpm) performances at the end of their game. Ten young (age 15.7 ± 0.2 years) male basketball players volunteered for this study. During the friendly game, heart rate (HR), rate of perceived exertion (RPE), and rate of muscle pain (RMP) were assessed to evaluate the exercise intensity. Overall, players spent 80% of the time playing at intensities higher than 85% HRmax. Main effects (p < 0.05) for game periods emerged for HR and the number of players involved in a single action, with lower occurrence of maximal efforts and higher involvement of teammates after the first 2 periods. At the end of the game, players reported high (p < 0.05) RPE (15.7 ± 2.4) and RMP (5.2 ± 2.3) values; decreased (p < 0.05) sprint capabilities (10 m: pre = 1.79 ± 0.09 seconds, post = 1.84 ± 0.08 seconds; 10mBB: pre = 1.81 ± 0.11 seconds, post = 1.96 ± 0.08 seconds); increased (p < 0.05) interlimb coordination at 180 bpm (pre = 33.3 ± 20.2 seconds, post = 43.9 ± 19.8 seconds); and maintained jump (pre = 35.2 ± 5.2 cm, post = 35.7 ± 5.2 cm), handgrip (pre = 437 ± 73 N, post = 427 ± 55 N), and coordinative performances at lower frequencies of executions (80 bpm: pre = 59.7 ± 1.3 seconds, post = 60.0 ± 0.0 seconds; 120 bpm: pre = 54.7 ± 12.3 seconds, post = 57.3 ± 6.7 seconds). These findings indicate that the heavy load of the game exerts beneficial effects on the efficiency of executive and attentive control functions involved in complex motor behaviors. Coaches should structure training sessions that couple intense physical exercises with complex coordination tasks to improve the attentional capabilities of the players.


Ergonomics | 2009

Effects of simulated firefighting on the responses of salivary cortisol, alpha-amylase and psychological variables

Fabrizio Perroni; Antonio Tessitore; Giuseppe Cibelli; Corrado Lupo; Emanuele D'Artibale; Cristina Cortis; Lamberto Cignitti; M. De Rosas; Laura Capranica

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a simulated firefighting intervention on salivary alpha-amylase (sA-A), free cortisol (sC), anxiety (STAI), and profile of mood states (POMS) in 20 male firefighters (age 32 ± 1 years, [Vdot]O 2peak: 43 ± 5 ml/kg per min). During the 12-min firefighting intervention (ambient temperature: 13 ± 1°C; relative humidity: 63 ± 1%), individuals spent 63 ± 28% of the time working at heart rate (HR) >85% of individual HRmax, [La] peak 9.2 ± 2.9 mM and ratings of perceived exertion 16 ± 2. At 30 min post-intervention significant (p < 0.001) increases in sA-A (174%) and sC (109%) were found with regard to values recorded before and after 90 min of the firefighting intervention. Since no differences emerged between pre-intervention and post intervention for STAI and POMS values, the hormonal changes were attributable to the intense physical stress of the simulated intervention. Further research is needed during real firefighting activities, where high emotional stress may also be present.


Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | 2009

Interlimb coordination, strength, and power in soccer players across the lifespan.

Cristina Cortis; Antonio Tessitore; Fabrizio Perroni; Corrado Lupo; Caterina Pesce; Antonio Ammendolia; Laura Capranica

Cortis, C, Tessitore, A, Perroni, F, Lupo, C, Pesce, C, Ammendolia, A, and Capranica, L. Interlimb coordination, strength, and power in soccer players across the lifespan. J Strength Cond Res 23(9): 2458-2466, 2009-This study aimed at verifying whether chronic participation in soccer training has a beneficial effect (p < 0.05) on the improvement and the maintenance of interlimb coordination performance across the lifespan and whether coordination is moderated by strength and power performances. Forty young (12 ± 1 yr), 42 adult (26 ±5 yr), and 32 older (59 ± 11 yr) male soccer players and sedentary individuals were administered in-phase (IP) and antiphase (AP) synchronized (80, 120, and 180 bpm) hand and foot flexions and extensions, handgrip and countermovement jump (CMJ) tests. Regardless of age, soccer players always showed better performances (handgrip: 383 ± 140 N; CMJ: 28.3 ± 8.7 cm; IP: 55.2 ± 12.9 s; and AP: 31.8 ± 25.0 s) than sedentary individuals (handgrip: 313 ± 124 N; CMJ: 21.0 ± 9.4 cm; IP: 46.7 ± 20.2 s, and AP: 21.1 ± 23.9 s). With respect to IP and AP performances, a hierarchical model (p < 0.0001) emerged for CMJ, explaining 30% and 26% of the variance for IP and AP, respectively. In contrast, handgrip did not provide increments in the explained variance. Results indicate that chronic soccer training is beneficial to develop strength, CMJ, and interlimb synchronization capabilities in children, to reach higher levels of proficiency in adults, and to maintain performance in older individuals. The predicted role of CMJ on interlimb coordination indicates that a fine neuromuscular activation timing is central for both jump and coordinative performances. In practice, to induce higher attentional control and executive function in open skill sport athletes and to better prepare players to cope with the demands of their match, coaches should modulate complex motor behaviors with increasing velocity of execution and are strongly recommended to make use of technical and tactical drills that focus on the players agility under time pressure to induce higher attentional control and executive function.


Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research | 2014

Women's water polo world championships: technical and tactical aspects of winning and losing teams in close and unbalanced games.

Corrado Lupo; Giancarlo Condello; Laura Capranica; Antonio Tessitore

Abstract Lupo, C, Condello, G, Capranica, L, and Tessitore, A. Women’s water polo world championships: Technical and tactical aspects of winning and losing teams in close and unbalanced games. J Strength Cond Res 28(1): 210–222, 2014—This study aimed to compare the technical and tactical aspects between winning and losing teams in close (i.e., 1–3 goals of difference) and unbalanced (i.e., >3 goals of difference) elite women’s water polo games. A notational analysis was performed on 45 games to evaluate occurrence of action, mean duration, action outcome, origin and execution of shot, offensive and defensive role, and arrangement of even, counterattack, power play, and transition situations. Independent 2-sided t-tests were applied to show differences (p < 0.05) between teams. Regarding close games, effects emerged for action outcome (counterattack: lost possessions; power play: goals, no goal shots), origin (even: zone 1, zone 4; counterattack: zone 1, zone 5) and execution (even: off-the-water shots; counterattack: shots after > than 2 fakes; power play: drive shots) of shots, offensive even arrangements (6 vs. 6/5 vs. 5; 2 vs. 2/1 vs. 1), and role. Regarding unbalanced games, differences emerged for the occurrence of action (even, counterattack), duration (even; power play), action outcome (even: goals, penalties; counterattack: goals, no goal shots, penalties; power play: goals, no goal shots; transition: lost possessions), origin (even: zone 2, zone 4; counterattack: zone 5) and execution (even: free throws, drive shots; counterattack: drive shots, shots after > 2 fakes; power play: drive shots, shots after 1 fake) of shots; offensive even arrangements (2 vs. 2/1 vs. 1), and role; and defensive even arrangements (pressing, zones 1–2, zone M, zones 2-3-4). Differences between close and unbalanced games underlining that water polo performance should be analyzed in relation to specific margins of victory. Therefore, water polo coaches and physical trainers can plan a sound training session according to the most important aspects of close (opponent’s exclusion, center forward play, and power play actions) and unbalanced (defensive skills) games.


International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance | 2014

The validity of the session-RPE method for quantifying training load in water polo.

Corrado Lupo; Laura Capranica; Antonio Tessitore

CONTEXT The assessment of internal training load (ITL) using the session rating of perceived exertion (session RPE) has been demonstrated to provide valuable information, also in team sports. Nevertheless, no studies have investigated the use of this method during youth water polo training. PURPOSE To evaluate youth water polo training, showing the corresponding level of reliability of the session-RPE method. METHODS Thirteen male youth water polo players (age 15.6 ± 0.5 y, height 1.80 ± 0.06 m, body mass 72.7 ± 7.8 kg) were monitored during 8 training sessions (80 individual training sessions) over 10 d. The Edwards summated heart-rate-zone method was used as a reference measure of ITL; the session-RPE rating was obtained using CR-10 scale modified by Foster. The Pearson product-moment was applied to regress the Edwards heart-rate-zone method against CR-10 session RPE for each training session and individual data. RESULTS Analyses reported overall high (r = .88, R(2) = .78) and significant (P < .001) correlations between the Edwards heart-rate and session-RPE methods. Significant correlations were also shown for each training session (r range .69-.92, R(2) range .48-.85, P < .05) and individual data (r range .76-.98, R(2) range .58-.97, P < .05). DISCUSSION The results confirmed that the session-RPE method as an easy and reliable tool to evaluate ITL in youth water polo, allowing coaches to efficiently monitor their training plans.

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Antonio Tessitore

Sapienza University of Rome

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Giancarlo Condello

Sapienza University of Rome

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L. Capranica

Health Science University

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Flavia Guidotti

Sapienza University of Rome

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Caterina Pesce

Sapienza University of Rome

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Daniele Conte

Lithuanian Sports University

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Carlo Minganti

Sapienza University of Rome

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