Thesis draft


Title:                          High-intensity interval training programmes in female/male team
sports athletes

Type of the study:   longitudinal study; 12-24 weeks experimental programme; randomized controlled
study

Participants:            team sports athletes (football, basketball, handball, etc); 20-40
participants, male or female (better female)

Measurements:       body composition, fitness, repeated sprint abilities, aerobic and anaerobic
capacity, etc (to be negotiated with candidate(s))

Instruments:            Tanita BC540; Opto jump, Polar or GPS tracker, Cosmed or similar, Monark
ergometer, etc.

Procedure:               We will create individually based HIIT according to maximal aerobic speed
reached by athletes. After that, we will implement HIIT programme during pre-season or in-season
period once or two times per week. There is possibility to develop several different HIIT modes
including HIIT with multiple turns (most specific to team sports) or HIIT performed with a ball
(this will be negotiated with candidate). In some team sports (basketball, handball) we could
compare small-sided games with HIIT. This topic is very popular in football but already well
documented in literature. Probably we could perform comparison between SSG and HIIT in female
football teams.