Team training for local tournaments using the markers of intellectual activity

Aim. The aim of this article is to create a method of team training for short-term tournaments using the markers of intellectual activity. Material and methods. As a secondary IQ marker, we used a level of athlete’s performance in tetris. This level appears to be dependent on hormonal activity similarly to competition performance. 50 people participated in the study, including students, employees and semiprofessional athletes from the Ural Federal University. We studied the response of IQ-marker to the training load of different volume. We also registered maximum values of IQ-marker, depending on training load over the last 7 days. To estimate training load, we used Beurer PM25 heart rate monitor with gender, weight and age input data. Results. In team sports the most significant tournaments are short-term tournaments. Attempts to synchronize the peak of activity within a large group of athletes usually results in athletes’ division in terms of their performance. This is due to the heterochrony and the same character of training load for all athletes. IQ-marker allowed us to establish the formula of athlete’s total load, depending on the load of the previous days (kcal). Load = (6P(0) + 5P(-1) + 4P(-2) + 3P(-3)) • (7 / 18), where 0, -1, -2, -3 - previous days, P - load in kcal. IQ-marker also allowed each athlete to detect his individual peak from the loads of previous days. For girls, this load was usually 1.5-2 times lower. Conclusion. The calibration dependency of information peak response time after the loads of different volume allows to form a supercompensation wave for the important tournament. The combination of such waves can lead to incredible results similar to those of 2014 World Cup (Brazil - Germany, 1:7). However, the quantity of such trainings is limited by the individual peak load from 4 days (100 hours) before the play. This method is aimed at clubs with a limited budget.