basketball, heart rate, strain, sporttester

Objective of the study: The objective of the study was to monitor the course of strain intensity of the most utilized Extraliga player from the cadet team during a championship match. Methods: Heart rate was monitored during the course of a match using Polar S 610i sporttesters. In order to calculate the average HR values, only sections were used where the players were actively involved in the game and the timer was running (so-called ?live time?) according to Abdelkrim et al. (2007). Main findings: The average calculated HR value of the most utilized player, who was also the best player during the match, was 179.3?6.7 beats per minute, which corresponded to 91.5?3.4% of the maximum heart rate determined during a stress test under lab conditions.

Objective of the study: The objective of the study was to monitor the course of strain intensity of the most utilized Extraliga player from the cadet team during a championship match. Methods: Heart rate was monitored during the course of a match using Polar S 610i sporttesters. In order to calculate the average HR values, only sections were used where the players were actively involved in the game and the timer was running (so-called ?live time?) according to Abdelkrim et al. (2007). Main findings: The average calculated HR value of the most utilized player, who was also the best player during the match, was 179.3?6.7 beats per minute, which corresponded to 91.5?3.4% of the maximum heart rate determined during a stress test under lab conditions.