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. 2021 Sep 30;39(3):735–743. doi: 10.5114/biolsport.2022.109453

TABLE 3.

Illustration of players pre- to post-training block changes and group decision making process.

Player Psychological test Cardiovascular test Neuromuscular test Decision Making
Fatigue Vigor Energy Changes Index Raw τ HRex Day 1 Day 2 Day 4 Day 6 Scenario S&C coach assessment Group
1 ↑↑ - ↓↓ 19 ↑↑ ↓↓ 2 AF
2 ↓↓↓ - ↑↑↑ 0 - 4 NT
3 ↓↓ 18 ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑ - 4 NT

4 ↑↑ ↓↓ 14 - - 2 AF
5 ↑↑ - ↓↓ 6 ↓↓↓ ↑↑↑ 2 AF
6 ↓↓↓ ↑↑↑ 22 - 4 NT

7 ↑↑↑ ↓↓↓↓ 9 - ↓↓ ↓↓ 1 F-OR
8 ↑↑ - ↓↓ 9 ↓↓ ↓↓↓ 2 AF
9 - ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ 10 ↓↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ - - ↑↑↑ 1 F-OR

10 ↑↑↑↑ ↑↑↑ ↓↓ 9 - ↓↓↓ - 2 AF
11 ↓↓↓ ↑↑↑ ↑↑↑↑ 0 ↓↓↓ 2/1 F-OR F-OR
12 - 17 - ↓↓↓ ↓↓ 4 NT

13 1 ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ 7 ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ - 1 / 2 AF AF
14 ↑↑ ↓↓↓↓ ↓↓↓↓ -5 ↓↓↓↓ - - - - 1 F-OR
15 - ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ 12 - - ↓↓ - - 1 F-OR

16 ↑↑ ↑↑ 10 ↑↑↑ - - 4 NT
17 ↑↑ ↓↓↓ 17 ↓↓↓ ↑↑ 2/4 AF AF
18 ↓↓↓↓- ↑↑↑↑ 5 - - - 4 NT

Note: - Trivial; ↑ Small increase; ↑↑ Moderate increase; ↑↑↑ Large increase; ↑↑↑↑ Very large increase; ↓ Small decrease; ↓↓ Moderate decrease; ↓↓↓ Large decrease; ↓↓↓↓ Very large decrease; NT = Normal training group; AF = Acute fatigue group; F-OR = Functional Overreaching; ȶ = time constant; HRex = Heart rate exercise.