Open AccessChanges in mood states during the preparation period of the world’s top junior tennis player
Author(s) -
Dario Novak,
Tijana Cirkovic
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
itf coaching and sport science review/coaching and sport science review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1812-2310
pISSN - 1812-2302
DOI - 10.52383/itfcoaching.v23i65.117
Subject(s) - mood , overtraining , morning , psychology , period (music) , affect (linguistics) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , physical therapy , athletes , communication , art , aesthetics
Conditioning preparation plays a key role in tennis. However, conditioning is usually marked by a fairly large training volume. Early identification of youth tennis players with serious emotional disorders is critical for avoiding overtraining. In the present study we investigated the changes in mood states during the preparation period of a top junior tennis player. The Brunel Mood Scale, consisting of 6 subscales with a 5-point rating scale to assess levels of mood states was used at 8 PM each night, and then again the following morning (8 AM). It can be concluded that specific mood factors increase and decrease in accordance with alterations in training intensity and period of the day.