Subjective perception of fatigue symptoms in professional volleyball players

Abstract

The research aimed to extend the knowledge in the area of subjective perception of fatigue, mediated by its symptoms, after differentiated sports performance of professional volleyball players. The research sample consisted of 13 professional volleyball players of TJ Spartak Myjava aged from 18 to 27 years. To obtain research data, we used a standardized questionnaire Training Distress Scale (TDS). Significant differences in fatigue symptoms were observed between the 1st and 2nd match and the 2nd and 3rd match. Significantly higher levels of fatigue were experienced by volleyball players after the first semi-final match in the symptoms of general irritability (p=0.04) and mental confusion (p=0.05), and after the second semi-final match in the symptom of inability to eat (p=0.03). Significantly higher levels of fatigue were experienced by the volleyball players after the third semi-final match in the symptoms of bad mood (p=0.03), general irritability (p=0.03) and mental confusion (p=0.04) compared to the second match. There were no significant differences in fatigue symptoms between the 3rd and 4th matches in professional volleyball players. There were no observed significant differences in overall fatigue levels between matches in professional volleyball players.