A practical tool for monitoring stress and recovery in ice hockey
Kivilahti, Miro (2018)
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018121221111
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018121221111
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The thesis will be focusing on the monitoring of athletes’ recovery, workload and stress. The purpose of the thesis is to create a practical, simple and efficient tool that can be utilized in the ice hockey environment. The tool provided is being utilized and has short-term results and that is beneficial to give some guidelines on how to utilize the tool.
The theoretical part of this thesis focuses on overreaching, overtraining, monitoring workload and recovery. The main focus are the different aspects on monitoring, what aspects and how monitoring can be performed and is performed. Overreaching and overtraining will be explained, as well as the positive aspects of overreaching and how overreaching can turn into overtraining. Also, this thesis will explain the negative effects of overtraining in the athlete.
The aims for this project are to create a simple and practical tool that can be utilized in ice hockey and that is effective in monitoring training workload and the different recovery levels of the athlete. Also, the implementation of a tool that covers both workload and recovery monitoring is one of the main goals for this product.
Planning this product was a long process, from deciding on the outcomes of the tool to the literature that needs to be researched, to how to implement the tool and in what manner and how often. Throughout the planning and implementation phase the outcome changed as research was read, and the information helped to determine the outcome, as well as being in the team environment.
Implementation of the tool in the team was made in October when the final version of the tool was created. The tool is being utilized with a select few athletes to get information and to observe if the tool is beneficial for the athletes. The product is being utilized by myself and the athletes are answering daily and giving a grade to the selected parameters.
Results of the product are still limited since there are only a single month, but the information gathered has helped the coaching staff in modifying training programs and planning the practices and made game time decisions. As this product is still in the early phases, the information gathered so far has been helpful and this tool will be implemented team wide.
The theoretical part of this thesis focuses on overreaching, overtraining, monitoring workload and recovery. The main focus are the different aspects on monitoring, what aspects and how monitoring can be performed and is performed. Overreaching and overtraining will be explained, as well as the positive aspects of overreaching and how overreaching can turn into overtraining. Also, this thesis will explain the negative effects of overtraining in the athlete.
The aims for this project are to create a simple and practical tool that can be utilized in ice hockey and that is effective in monitoring training workload and the different recovery levels of the athlete. Also, the implementation of a tool that covers both workload and recovery monitoring is one of the main goals for this product.
Planning this product was a long process, from deciding on the outcomes of the tool to the literature that needs to be researched, to how to implement the tool and in what manner and how often. Throughout the planning and implementation phase the outcome changed as research was read, and the information helped to determine the outcome, as well as being in the team environment.
Implementation of the tool in the team was made in October when the final version of the tool was created. The tool is being utilized with a select few athletes to get information and to observe if the tool is beneficial for the athletes. The product is being utilized by myself and the athletes are answering daily and giving a grade to the selected parameters.
Results of the product are still limited since there are only a single month, but the information gathered has helped the coaching staff in modifying training programs and planning the practices and made game time decisions. As this product is still in the early phases, the information gathered so far has been helpful and this tool will be implemented team wide.