Affects of Game Conditioning on Anaerobic Power and Blood Lactate Accumulation in Female Athletes
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Human Performance
Student's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Mentor's Name
Mary Visser
Mentor's Department
Human Performance
Mentor's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Second Mentor's Name
Jeff Gilbert
Second Mentor's Department
Human Performance
Second Mentor's College
Allied Health and Nursing
Description
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the affect of minutes of game time played on select fitness parameters with a Division II Women's Basketball team. We hypothesize there will be a measurable training affect induced by playing time over the course of the season. Data to be collected includes lower-body anaerobic power, body-fat percentage, and blood lactate accumulation. Lower-body anaerobic power will be assessed using a 30-second Wingate test. Blood lactate accumulation will be determined with whole blood samples using an enzymatic and reflectance photometry method. Changes in body-fat percentage will be assessed using a three-site skinfold method. Each athlete will be tested preseason, midseason, and postseason. Data analysis will be done using repeated measures ANOVA with the level of significance set at the 0.05 level. Data obtained from this study may be useful in determining conditioning programs for team sports, where many players are not exposed to the rigors of regular competition, yet are expected to be fit enough to play at a moments' notice.
Affects of Game Conditioning on Anaerobic Power and Blood Lactate Accumulation in Female Athletes
CSU
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the affect of minutes of game time played on select fitness parameters with a Division II Women's Basketball team. We hypothesize there will be a measurable training affect induced by playing time over the course of the season. Data to be collected includes lower-body anaerobic power, body-fat percentage, and blood lactate accumulation. Lower-body anaerobic power will be assessed using a 30-second Wingate test. Blood lactate accumulation will be determined with whole blood samples using an enzymatic and reflectance photometry method. Changes in body-fat percentage will be assessed using a three-site skinfold method. Each athlete will be tested preseason, midseason, and postseason. Data analysis will be done using repeated measures ANOVA with the level of significance set at the 0.05 level. Data obtained from this study may be useful in determining conditioning programs for team sports, where many players are not exposed to the rigors of regular competition, yet are expected to be fit enough to play at a moments' notice.
