Thesis draft


Title:                          Diurnal variation in team sports: how to minimalize difference
between morning and evening performance

Type of the study:   longitudinal study; 8-12 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:               It is well known that diurnal variation of performance exist in athletes;
however effective strategy to minimalize variation is not well documented. We will divide athletes
in two groups, group A who will permanently train in the morning and group B who will train in the
evening. After experimental programme we will compare their performance during morning and evening
to identify is time specific training suitable to minimalize diurnal performance.