Training Intensity Adjustment by Cardiac Monitoring in Young Athletes

ABSTRACT Introduction Cardiac monitoring can provide critical information for basketball training among young athletes. Using the data collected, adjustments on exercise load increase, workouts intervals, and the recovery time for each athlete can be made. It is believed that these indexes will provide fine-tuning in quantity and quality training. Objective Explore cardiac monitoring in the sports training center of young basketball players. Methods Two male basketball players were selected, using the Polar® brand heart rate monitoring team management system, to monitor the change in heart rate between positions and in different training periods. Results The measured maximum heart rate is between 181 and 192 BPM. During training, the average heart rate of the team was 146 BPM, the intermittent heart rate was between 99 and 121 BPM, the average difference in players’ heart rate recovery was 74 times. Conclusion This study proves that heart rate can be an effective monitoring indicator. The monitoring index can contribute profoundly to training among young basketball athletes, allowing coaches the adjustment of intensity and type of training with a practical evaluation method. Evidence Level II; Therapeutic Studies - Investigating the result.