RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Autonomic correlates of Yo-Yo performance in soccer referees A1 Boullosa Álvarez, Daniel Alexandre A1 Nakamura, Fábio Yuzo A1 Perandini, Luiz Augusto A1 Leicht, Anthony Scott A2 Educacion Fisica y Deportiva K1 Educación Física K1 Vagal Modulation K1 Yo-yo Ir1 K1 Performance Monitoring AB [EN] We tested the hypothesis that: basal cardiac autonomic modulation (i.e. heart rate variability, HRV) was associated with the parasympathetic withdrawal during, and overall Yo-Yo IR1 performance; and therefore HRV could be used as a simple tool for specific fitness assessment. Nine sub-elite soccer referees performed the Yo-Yo IR1 until exhaustion with simultaneous recording of heart rate with the autonomic response during exercise calculated as the area under the curve (AUC). In the same week but with at least 48 hrs between days, a night-time HR recording was obtained from participants for determination of basal HRV. Correlation analysis demonstrated strong (r>0.83) relationships among Yo-Yo IR1 performance, AUC and basal HRV. These results indicate that both nocturnal HRV and AUC can be utilised as simple and valid monitoring tools of soccer referees' fitness. PB Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18935 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18935 NO Boullosa Álvarez, D. A.; Nakamura, F. Y.; Perandini, L. A.; Leicht, A. S. (2012). Autonomic correlates of Yo-Yo performance in soccer referees. Motriz: Revista de Educação Física, 187 DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León RD 19-may-2024