2006 Volume 19 Issue 1 Pages 21-30
The time course of the heart rate (HR) was observed during and after 2-man, 4-man, 6-man, 8-man, and 10-man mini-soccer games by measuring the HR in 46 adult males (age 36.4±3.8years) every 5 seconds. The validity of HR estimation during the game compared to HR after the game was evaluated. One game of 7-minute duration was performed. The following results were obtained.
In every game, the HR increased rapidly 1-3 minutes after the beginning of the game and remained at a plateau until the end of the game.
The HR at 5 seconds (181.1±9.1bpm in 2-man, 169.8±9.8bpm in 4-,6-,8-man, and 156.1±10.7bpm in 10-man,) and at 5-15 seconds (178.4±9.5bpm in 2-man, 167.7±10.3bpm in 4-,6-,8-man, and 150.9±11.1bpm in 10-man) after the end of the games were lower by 0-2 bpm and 2-3 bpm than that during the 4 minute immediately before the end of the games, respectively.
The HR 5 seconds and 5-15 seconds after the end of the games were significantly correlated with that during each time interval during the 2- and 8-man games, respectively.
