Roberto Vavassori

Mr. Roberto Vavassori

Sports Science and physical education, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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16Years (2011-Present)

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25 May 2023 in Healthcare
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RVRoberto Vavassori
Roberto Vavassori
MMM. Perla Moreno
M. Perla Moreno
AUAurelio Ureña
Aurelio Ureña
Physical activity has been shown to improve the health and well-being of students, athletes and the general population, especially when it is properly monitored and responses are evaluated. However, data are mostly gathered without considering a valuable element, participants’ perceptions. Therefore, the objective was to know the perception of volleyball student-athletes when using different monitoring and response tools that assess well-being, workloads, responses to workloads, and academic demands. A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with female volleyball student-athletes (n = 22) was used to know players’ perceptions when using a wellness/well-being questionnaire, session ratings of perceived exertion (sRPE), and countermovement jumps (CMJ), and consider academic demands. Results show that the wellness questionnaire and sRPE increased student-athletes’ awareness of well-being and readiness to perform, improved self-evaluation, self-regulation, and self-demand. However, motivation and overcoming challenges were based on the CMJ. Academic demands affected 82% of student-athletes, altering stress, fatigue, and sleep quality. Nonetheless, sport was seen as an activity that helped with academic commitments. Therefore, the wellness questionnaires and the sRPE facilitated self-awareness and positive dispositions toward self-regulation. Simultaneous intensive academic demands and training can produce mutual positive effects if the variables of physical and mental loads are harmonized in the critical academic and sports periods.

1 October 2011 in RICYDE. Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte
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AUAurelio Ureña
Aurelio Ureña
RVRoberto Vavassori
Roberto Vavassori
JLJulia León
Julia León
MGManuel González
Manuel González